14 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

twist, make rope

Kun'yomi
  • to twine (fibers to make rope)
  • なわ
On'yomi
  • トウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

twist, make rope
トウ な.う なわ (Kentei 1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
カン かま ふ (9th, N2)
noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
ゴ うま (2nd, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

to mix ②to entwine threads of various colors
to blend (e.g. truth and lies)
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References

Unicode hex code 7DAF
JIS X 0208 1-69-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3550
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4513
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27573
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a8.22
Four corner code 2792.0