JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 綾: "design, figured cloth, twill"
The kanji 綾 means "design, figured cloth, twill". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リン in on'yomi and あや 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)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あや
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 | design, figured cloth, twill |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1759 of 2,501 |
Common words with 綾
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 綾figure; design · twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes
- 綾取りcat's cradle
- 綾織りtwill (fabric)
- 綾糸colored thread; coloured thread; thread of cat's cradle; heddle thread
- 綾羅elaborated cloth; figured silk and thin silk
- 綾錦twill damask and brocade
- 綾絹twilled silk fabric
- 紗綾形sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)
- 綾藺笠type of traditional Japanese conical hat
- 透綾thin silk material
- 綾瀬駅station : Ayase Station
- 綾里駅station : Ryōri Station
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