JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 弧: "arc, arch, bow"
The kanji 弧 means "arc, arch, bow". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コ in on'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)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | arc, arch, bow |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2371 of 2,501 |
Common words with 弧
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 弧を描くto draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
- 弧arc
- 括弧brackets; parentheses
- 円弧arc
- 弧状arc shape; crescent shape
- 弧線arc (of a circle)
- 括弧閉じclosing bracket; closing parenthesis
- 弧状列島island arc; crescent-shaped archipelago
- 弧形arc
- 丸括弧parentheses; round brackets
- 中括弧curly braces; curly brackets
- 括弧付きquote-unquote; so-called · bracketed
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