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絃 = 糸 + 玄
絃 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “catgut”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 玄 (mysterious). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2711.
- Keyword
- catgut
- RTK frame
- 2711
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゲン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いと
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- string, кетгут
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 絃 string on musical instrument
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 絃 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “mysterious”. 絃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 絃 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.