Keyword
string (of an instrument)
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1487
Readings
げん
(84%)
つる
(7%)
づる
(5%)
づら
(2%)
Composed of
bow (weapon)
dark and mysterious
Used in vocabulary (53 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
1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
wind and string instruments; music
music for strings; string music
sound of vibrating bowstring
crescent moon
(moon's) last quarter
reel for a spare bowstring
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin; seven-stringed koto
three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
wind and string instruments
singing and (string) music
single-stringed Japanese zither
Chinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music; literature and music
plucked string instrument
guitar string
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.)
two-stringed koto
chord member
traditional Japanese woodworking saw; bow saw
pot with a bail for a handle
reel for a spare bowstring
wind, string and percussion instruments
bowed stringed instrument
Examples (2 in total)
This guitar is missing a string.
A string on my guitar broke.