Kanji details for 弦
弦
Common kanji
bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
KUN:
- つるtsuru
ON:
- ゲンgen
Example words(showing 1-10 of 51 results)
noun
1.
bowstring
2.
string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.)
3.
bail (arched pot handle)(esp. 鉉)
4.
Other readings:
絃【つる】
、鉉【つる】
noun
•
string instrument, stringed instrument
Other readings:
絃楽器【げんがっき】
noun
1.
shamisen, samisen
See also:三味線
2.
sanxian (Chinese lute)
3.
three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou)
4.
three-stringed instrument
All readings:
三絃【さんげん】
、三弦【さんげん】
noun
•
single-stringed Japanese zither
All readings:
一絃琴【いちげんきん】
、一弦琴【いちげんきん】