網 Kanji: Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

Readings

On readingモウ

Kun readingあみ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «網»

Meanings

nettingRtK
彼は法律の網にかかった。He was caught in the clutches of the law.tatoeba
中国のフットボールの試合では、選手達は足と胴体を使い、手は使っていませんでした。そしてゴールは絹でできた網にある穴でした。In the Chinese football game in which the players used their feet and bodies - but never their hands - the goal was a hole in a net made from silk.tatoeba
network
日本全国に鉄道が網の目のようにできている。A network of railroads spreads all over Japan.tatoeba

web

Synonyms

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk 纟variant

Components

How it's built

網

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · glass jar · hood (冂) · horns · one (一) · deceased · perish · top hat (亠) · fishhook

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1473

Compound words

網羅もうら

encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending

金網かなあみ

wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire

網戸あみど

window screen; insect screen; mosquito screen; screen; screen door

網膜もうまく

retina

交通網こうつうもう

transportation network; transport network; traffic network

通信網つうしんもう

communications network

霞網かすみあみ

mist net (fine mesh for capturing small birds)

grill or grate for toasting rice cakes

(barbed) wire entanglements

網杓子あみじゃくし

skimmer (kitchen utensil)

一網打尽いちもうだじん

round-up (e.g. of criminals)

手繰り網てぐりあみ

dragnet

天網恢々てんもうかいかい

heaven's vengeance is slow but sure

Kun Reading Examples

少年はその鳥を網で捕まえた。あみ

The boy captured the bird with a net.tatoeba

私は網を手から放した。あみ

I let go of the rope.tatoeba

Additional Examples

日本の電話網は非常に能率的にできている。

The Japanese telephone system is highly efficient.tatoeba

電車の網棚に鞄を置いたまま、降りてしまった。

I left my bag on the overhead rack in the train.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 網

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