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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

弦

Bowstring, Chord JLPT N1

8 strokes · school grade 8 · frequency rank #1773

Meaning

Bowstring, Chord, Hypotenuse

Readings

On’yomiゲン gen
Kun’yomiつる tsuru

Radical

弓 — bow (Kangxi radical #57)

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