綾

14 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

design, figured cloth, twill

Kun'yomi
  • あや
    		figure ②twill weave ③style (of writing) ④design
On'yomi
  • リン
Nanori
  • りょう

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あや 100.0%

Character Breakdown

design, figured cloth, twill
あや　リン　りょう (Kentei Pre-1, 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)
to dawdle, the name of the father of the Emperor Yao
リョウ　しの.ぐ　すた.れる
mushroom
ロク　きのこ
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)

Common Words

あや
綾
にしき
錦
twill damask and brocade
あや
綾
お
織
　
り
twill (fabric)
あや
綾
いと
糸
colored thread
あや
綾
ぬの
布
twill damask and brocade
あや
綾
ぎぬ
絹
twilled silk fabric
あや
綾
　
を
　
な
　
し
　
て
in beautiful patterns
あや
綾
おり
織
もの
物
figured cloth
あや
綾
すぎ
杉
じょう
状
zigzag, dogtooth pattern
あや
綾
い
藺
がさ
笠
type of traditional Japanese conical hat
かめ
亀
あや
綾
high-quality glossy white habutai silk ②raw silk twill fabric with fine diamond pattern
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References

Unicode hex code 7DBE
JIS X 0208 1-16-29
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3559
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4523
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1376
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1740
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 933
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1258
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2668
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2710
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2541
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1994
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27591
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2198
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a8.10
Four corner code 2494.7
De Roo Code 2767