JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 糾: "twist, ask, investigate"
The kanji 糾 means "twist, ask, investigate, verify". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キュウ in on'yomi and ただ.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ただ.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | twist, ask, investigate, verify |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1820 of 2,501 |
Common words with 糾
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 糾弾censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
- 紛糾complication; confusion; disorder; chaos
- 糾合rally; muster
- 糾明searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
- 糾問inquiry; enquiry
- 糾うto twist strands (e.g. into rope); to twist rope
- 禍福は糾える縄のごとしfortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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