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Kanji Detail for 繰 - "to reel"

  • Meaning

    繰 means "to reel." Also associated with to manipulate, navy blue silk.

    1. To reel - To draw out thread from cocoons or silk.

    2. Navy blue silk - Dark blue silk fabric.

    3. To manipulate - To move in sequence; to send along.

  • Words using

    • 繰り返し くりかえし Listen repetition; repeat; reiteration
    • 繰り返す くりかえす Listen to repeat; to do over again
    • 資金繰り しきんぐり Listen fundraising; financing; cash flow
    • 繰り上げ くりあげ Listen upward move; advance
    • 繰り延べ くりのべ Listen postponement
    • 繰り上げる くりあげる Listen to move up; to advance
    • 繰入 くりいれ Listen inward transfer (of money); carry over (money from previous period)
    • 繰り出す くりだす Listen to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group
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    • Verified meaning: to reel
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そう, そうじ)
    • Also carries these associations: to manipulate, navy blue silk

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to reel silk from cocoons

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    hem with invisible stitches

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to spool, to reel
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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