JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 繰: "winding, reel, spin"
The kanji 繰 means "winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and く.る 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)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
く.る
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 | winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 872 of 2,501 |
Common words with 繰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 繰り返すto repeat; to do over again
- 繰り出すdérouler, filer (une corde) · sortir en groupe, affluer
- 繰り広げるto unfold; to unroll; to open
- 繰り返しrepetition; repeat; reiteration; iteration · repeatedly; again and again; continually; persistently
- 繰るto reel; to wind; to spin (thread) · to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary)
- 絡繰りmechanism; machinery; contrivance; device · trick; dodge
- 手繰るto haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to reel in · to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over; to unravel
- やり繰りmaking do; getting by (somehow); managing
- 手繰り寄せるto haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
- 順繰り(in) turn(s); (in) order
- 資金繰りfundraising; financing; cash flow
- 繰り上げるto move up; to advance
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