JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 紡: "spinning"
The kanji 紡 means "spinning". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ in on'yomi and つむ.ぐ 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)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つむ.ぐ
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 | spinning |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1876 of 2,501 |
Common words with 紡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 紡ぐto spin; to make yarn · to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
- 言葉を紡ぐto express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
- 紡績spinning (textiles) · spun yarn
- 紡錘spindle
- 紡績工場spinning mill; cotton mill
- 紡錘形spindle-shaped
- 紡機spinning machine
- 紡織spinning and weaving
- 紡績機spinning machine; spinner; jenny
- 紡績機械spinning machine; spinning machinery
- 豊田紡織Toyoda Boshoku Corporation
- 紡ぎ糸spun thread; spun yarn (silk, wool, cotton, etc.)
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