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綱 = 糸 + 岡
綱 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hawser”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 岡 (mount). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2114.
- Keyword
- hawser
- RTK frame
- 2114
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つな
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- гаузер
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 綱 heavy rope
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 綱 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “mount”. 綱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 綱 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.