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綱

hawser
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingつな
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. hawserRtK
    綱を離すと犬は走り去った。As soon as I let go of the leash, the dog ran away.tatoeba
  2. class (genus)
  3. rope
    彼は綱から手を放して川に落ちた。He lost hold of the rope and fell into the river.tatoeba
    彼は綱をつかんで助かった。He caught hold of a rope and saved himself.tatoeba
  4. cord
  5. cable
  1. line
  2. grand champion's braided belt

Radicals and components

Radical糸silk纟variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · mount

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2114

Compound words

横綱よこづな
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
綱紀こうき
law and order; (official) discipline
綱領こうりょう
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
手綱たづな
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
要綱ようこう
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
大綱たいこう
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
綱引きつなひき
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
綱渡りつなわたり
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice
亜綱あこう
subclass
井綱いづな
well rope
綱引つなひき
tug of war
綱曳つなひき
tug of war
綱要こうよう
elements
碇綱いかりづな
anchor cable
錨綱いかりづな
anchor cable
艫綱ともづな
stern line
井戸綱いどづな
well rope
花虫綱かちゅうこう
Anthozoa (class of cnidarians)
甲殻綱こうかくこう
Crustacea
綱ひきつなひき
tug of war
綱曳きつなひき
tug of war
吻殻綱ふんかくこう
Rostroconchia (class of extinct molluscs)
舫い綱もやいづな
mooring line
蛛形綱ちゅけいこう
Arachnida

Additional Examples

二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。つな
The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.tatoeba
二人の子供は綱が切れるまで引っ張りあった。
The two children pulled at the rope until it broke.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 綱

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step