Keyword
string (of an instrument)
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1487
Readings
げん
(83%)
つる
(8%)
づる
(5%)
づら
(2%)
Composed of
bow (weapon)
dark and mysterious
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
string instrument; stringed instrument
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
music for strings; string music
wind and string instruments; music
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
sound of vibrating bowstring
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
tuning (a stringed instrument)
reel for a spare bowstring
five strings; five-stringed instrument
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou); three strings; three-stringed instrument
four strings; four-stringed instrument; biwa
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
wind and string instruments
three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
singing and (string) music
single-stringed Japanese zither
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music; literature and music
guitar string
plucked string instrument
two-stringed koto
three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living
string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
plucked string instrument
chord member
hacksaw; bow saw
pot with a bail for a handle
reel for a spare bowstring
wind, string and percussion instruments
bowed stringed instrument
Examples (6 in total)
I lightly plucked the string to check the sound.
When I plucked the string with my finger, it made a lovely sound.
You pluck a guitar string to make a sound.