19 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Kun'yomi
  • to reel ②to turn (pages) ③to count (e.g. the days) ④to open one-by-one
On'yomi
  • ソウ
Nanori
  • くり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

99.8%
くり 0.2%

Character Breakdown

winding, reel, spin
く.る くり ソウ (7th, 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)
chirping of birds
ソウ ショウ さわ.ぐ
goods, refinement, dignity
ヒン しな ホン (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
accuse, argue, dispute
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

to draw (a thread) ②to head out as a group ③to send out one after another ④to lunge
repetition ②repeatedly
to reel ②to turn (pages) ③to count (e.g. the days) ④to open one-by-one
to haul in (hand over hand) ②to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.)
to have a secret affair
reeling in by hand ②transport by passing from hand to hand (e.g. in a bucket brigade) ③arrangements ④dragnet
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References

Unicode hex code 7E70
JIS X 0208 1-23-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3619
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4602
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1427
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 27953
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1654
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1768
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1652
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1918
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 902
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1563
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1381
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6a13.3
Four corner code 2699.4
De Roo Code 2764