Keyword
string
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2703
Readings
ひも
(99%)
Composed of
thread
sign of the cow
Used in vocabulary (70 in total)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
shoulder strap (on a dress)
shoelace; bootlace
to tie a string
leather strap; thong; leash
braid; plaited cord
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
shoelace; bootlace
important connection; important social foundation; close relation; tight relationship; intimate relation; close link
hemp cord; hemp twine
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
string bikini; g-string; thong
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
end of a string
braid; plaited cord
cord (esp. for suspending something)
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
leather strap; thong; leash
(front) baby sling; (front) baby carrier
string tied to the chest of one's kimono or haori; (arch.) childhood (period where one would wear such a string)
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
string tied across the open chest of a haori
neckband (usu. ornamental); lanyard
knotted cord; cord for fastening clothes, etc.
undersash; belt
shoestring tie; string tie
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
string bikini; g-string; thong
bolo tie; string tie
coiling (pottery-making method)
braided cord
drawstring; release cord; lead (e.g. for a dog)
child's sash
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
to tighten the purse strings; to tighten one's belt
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus); tassel flower; velvet flower; foxtail amaranth; Inca wheat
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
(front) baby sling; (front) baby carrier
coiling (pottery-making method)
small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi
ribbon worm (any worm of phylum Nemertea)
strap; thong
outside string (on a package)
nemertean (any worm of phylum Nemertea)
head harness; strap
small ancient mirror tied with a cord
The Slender Thread
strap-toothed whale (Mesoplodon layardii); Layard's beaked whale
Examples (9 in total)
He bound the clothes together with a string.
I fastened the box tight with a rope so that it wouldn't break up.
Tom climbed up the rope ladder.