縒

16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

twist

Kun'yomi
  • よる
    		to twist (yarn)
On'yomi
  • シ
  • サ

Main Radical

糸(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

よる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

twist
よ.る　シ　サ (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)
distinction, difference, variation
サ　さ.す (4th, N3)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ　ク　もく (2nd, N4)

Common Words

よ
縒
　
り
twist
かん
観
ぜ
世
よ
縒
　
り
twisted paper
こ
紙
よ
縒
　
り
string made from twisted paper
よ
縒
　
り
　
を
　
か
　
け
　
る
to twist a thread ②to put all one's skill (into doing something)
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References

Unicode hex code 7E12
JIS X 0208 1-69-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3588
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4559
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27751
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a10.10
Four corner code 2891.1