げん

noun

  1. four strings, four-stringed instrument.
  2. biwa.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
四弦 しげん
げん
四絃 しげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

four
よん シ よ (1st, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
つる ゲン (Early High School, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン けん くろ (Early Jr. High, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)