What does kanji 繰 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 繰 is winding.

How is kanji 繰 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 繰 are く.る; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 繰?

The main radical for kanji 繰 is 糸.

What words use kanji 繰?

Example words that use kanji 繰 include 繰り出しはしご, 繰入れ, 繰り拡げる, 繰る.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

繰

Meaning

Kanji 繰

winding

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: く.る
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: くり

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #872
Strokes: 19
Radical: 糸
Components: 口 • 小 • 幺 • 木 • 糸 • 品
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 燥 • 操 • 𤢖 • 躁 • 譟 • 喿 • 僺

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 99 entries that include this kanji.

繰り出しはしご

くりだしはしご

extension ladder

繰入れ

くりいれ

inward transfer (of money)

繰り拡げる

くりひろげる

to unfold

繰る

くる

to count (e.g. the days)

繰上

くりあげ

upward move

繰延べ

くりのべ

postponement

繰上げる

くりあげる

to move up

繰延べる

くりのべる

to postpone

繰り越

くりこし

balance brought forward

繰り上る

くりあがる

to be carried (of a number in addition)

繰下げる

くりさげる

to defer

繰入れる

くりいれる

to reel in (e.g. net, fishing line)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

祖母は若いころ、家で糸を繰っていた。

My grandmother used to spin thread at home when she was young.

彼は糸車で繭から糸を繰った。

He reeled silk thread from cocoons with a spinning wheel.

彼女は雑誌のページを静かに繰った。

She quietly turned the pages of the magazine.

分厚い辞書を繰って、ようやく答えを見つけた。

I flipped through the thick dictionary and finally found the answer.

名簿を繰って、彼の名前を確かめた。

I looked through the roster to confirm his name.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 12 related entries

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