綱

14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable

Kun'yomi
  • つな
    		rope ②grand champion's braided belt
On'yomi
  • コウ
    		class

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

つな 98.5%
コウ 1.5%

Character Breakdown

hawser, class (genus), rope
つな　コウ (8th, N1)
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)
mount, hill, knoll
おか　コウ (11th)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

つな
綱
で
手
mooring rope
つな
綱
rope ②grand champion's braided belt
た
手
づな
綱
reins ②control
よこ
横
づな
綱
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo) ②best in its field
たの
頼
　
み
　
の
つな
綱
last ray of hope
つな
綱
わた
渡
　
り
tightrope walking ②treading a tightrope
つな
綱
ひ
引
　
き
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favorable or unfavorable) ②forward puller (of a rickshaw)
いのち
命
づな
綱
lifeline
い
飯
づな
綱
izuna ②keeper of an izuna
だい
大
よこ
横
づな
綱
grand champion considered to be truly great, usually with over 10 makuuchi tournament wins
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References

Unicode hex code 7DB1
JIS X 0208 1-25-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3561
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4525
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1372
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1735
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 928
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1253
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1963
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2114
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1250
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2661
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1052
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27576
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1264
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1609
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1716
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1635
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1723
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1566
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1541
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1982
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a8.23
Four corner code 2792.0
De Roo Code 2753