15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

straw rope, cord

Kun'yomi
  • rope ②policeman's rope
  • ただ
On'yomi
  • ジョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なわ 96.4%
ジョウ 3.6%

Character Breakdown

straw rope, cord
なわ ジョウ ただ.す (9th, 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)
green frog(黽) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す

Common Words

rope ②policeman's rope
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
stretching a rope around ②one's turf ③territory (of an animal)
skipping rope ②skipping
policeman's rope
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
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References

Unicode hex code 7E04
JIS X 0208 1-38-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3568
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4547
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1388
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1756
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 942
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1005
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2653
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27729
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1420
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1760
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1890
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1642
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1793
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1568
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1550
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1389
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a9.1
Four corner code 2691.6