17 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

tangle, knot, fasten, fetter

Kun'yomi
  • to get entangled ②to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.) ③to become complicated
On'yomi
  • レン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

もつれる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

tangle, knot, fasten
もつ.れる レン (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)
take along, lead, join
レン つ.れる つら.なる (4th, N3)
car
シャ くるま くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る コウ わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン あき.らか あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

References

Unicode hex code 7E3A
JIS X 0208 1-69-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3592
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4565
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27838
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a10.12
Four corner code 2593.0