JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 縄: "straw rope, cord"
The kanji 縄 means "straw rope, cord". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ in on'yomi and なわ, 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)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なわただ.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 | straw rope, cord |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1075 of 2,501 |
Common words with 縄
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 縄rope; cord · policeman's rope
- 縄張りstretching a rope around; roping off; cordoning off; demarcation · one's turf; domain; territory; jurisdiction
- 沖縄Okinawa (city, prefecture)
- 一筋縄(piece of) rope · ordinary method
- 一筋縄ではいかないnot straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
- 沖縄県Okinawa Prefecture
- お縄policeman's rope · arresting (a criminal)
- 荒縄straw rope
- 縄張り争いturf war
- 縄跳びskipping rope; jump rope · skipping; rope-jumping
- 火縄銃matchlock; arquebus
- 縄梯子rope ladder
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