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紡 = 糸 + 方

紡 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spinning”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 方 (direction). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1457.

Keyword
spinning
RTK frame
1457
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つむ.ぐ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вращать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
紡 spin

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 方 direction

How to find 紡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “direction”. 紡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 紡 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.