Moto 弦: Bowstring; Chord; HypotenuseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ゲン
- Kun'yomi
- つる
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 52 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ゲン)
- 弦楽げんがくmusic for strings; string music
- 管弦楽団かんげんがくだんorchestra
- 管弦楽かんげんがくorchestral music
- 三弦さんげんshamisen; samisen
- 弦楽器げんがっきstring instrument; stringed instrument
- ギター弦ギターげんguitar string
- 一弦琴いちげんきんsingle-stringed Japanese zither
- 七弦琴しちげんきんqin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
- 上弦じょうげん1st quarter of moon; crescent moon
- 上弦の月じょうげんのつきwaxing moon
- 下弦かげん(moon's) last quarter
- 下弦の月かげんのつきwaning moon
- 二弦琴にげんきんtwo-stringed koto
- 余弦よげんcosine
- 勾股弦こうこげんthree sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
- 勾股弦の定理こうこげんのていりPythagorean theorem
- 室内管弦楽団しつないかんげんがくだんchamber orchestra
- 弦妓げんぎgeisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living
- 弦月げんげつcrescent moon
- 弦材げんざいcivil engineering chord member
- 弦楽五重奏曲げんがくごじゅうそうきょくstring quintet
- 弦楽合奏げんがくがっそうstring ensemble
- 弦楽四重奏げんがくしじゅうそうstring quartet
- 弦楽四重奏団げんがくしじゅうそうだんstring quartet
- 弦楽四重奏曲げんがくしじゅうそうきょくstring quartet
- 弦歌げんかsinging and (string) music
- 弦理論げんりろんstring theory
- 弦管打げんかんだwind, string and percussion instruments
- 弦線げんせんcatgut
- 弦鳴楽器げんめいがっきchordophone
- 撥弦はつげんplucking string instrument
- 擦弦楽器さつげんがっきbowed stringed instrument
- 方向余弦ほうこうよげんdirection cosine
- 正弦せいげんsine
- 正弦曲線せいげんきょくせんsine curve
- 正弦波せいげんはsine wave
- 移弦いげんstring-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
- 管弦かんげんwind and string instruments; music
- 管弦楽器かんげんがっきwind and string instruments
- 管弦楽法かんげんがくほうorchestration
- 調弦ちょうげんtuning
- 超弦理論ちょうげんりろんsuperstring theory
- 鈎股弦こうこげんthree sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus and hypotenuse)
- 鈎股弦の定理こうこげんのていりPythagorean theorem
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 弦つるbowstring
- 弓弦ゆみづるbowstring
- 弦巻つるまきreel for a spare bowstring
- 弦袋つるぶくろreel for a spare bowstring
- 弦鋸つるのこtraditional Japanese woodworking saw; bow saw
- 弦鍋つるなべpot with a bail for a handle
- 弦音つるおとsound of vibrating bowstring
Other readings
- 詩歌管弦しいかかんげんChinese and Japanese poetry and instrumental music; poetry and music
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