紡
紡 — Spinning
spinning
On’yomiボウ (bou)
Kun’yomiつむぐ (tsumugu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 紡
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紡績 | ぼうせき bouseki | spinning (textiles); spun yarn |
| 紡ぎ歌 | つむぎうた tsumugiuta | spinning song |
| 紡ぐ | つむぐ tsumugu | to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale) |
| 混紡 | こんぼう konbou | mixed yarn; mixed spinning |
| 紡織 | ぼうしょく boushoku | spinning and weaving |
Study notes
紡 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1876 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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