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Kanji Detail for 紡 - "to spin"

紡

  • Meaning

    紡 means "to spin." Also associated with to weave, to create.

    1. Spin - To draw out and twist fibers into thread.

    2. Weave - To form fabric by interlacing threads.

    3. Create - To make something from raw materials.

  • Words using 紡

    • 紡績 ぼうせき Listen spinning (textiles); spun yarn

  • Tattoo check: 紡

    • Verified meaning: to spin
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえさわ, すえざわ, すえしろ, すえぞう)
    • Also carries these associations: to weave, to create

    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 紡

    Given names 紡(つむぎ)Listen

    Surnames 紡(すえさわ)Listen 紡(すえざわ)Listen 紡(すえしろ)Listen 紡(すえぞう)Listen 紡(すえたか)Listen 紡(すえむら)Listen 紡(つむぐ)Listen 紡(のりむら)Listen 紡(のりよ)Listen 紡(ほうむら)Listen 紡(まつよ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    spinning

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    spin, reel, weave; reeled pongee

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to spin (cotton or hemp etc); fine woven silk fabric

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to spin, to weave, to reel

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Silk fabric that is thick and soft. Commonly called 紡綢. | Drawing hemp and silk into thread is called 紡. Now also drawing cotton into thread is called 紡紗.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsumu.gu(つむ-ぐ) つむ-ぐ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to spin to weave to create spun thread cotton fabric fiber generate knitting loom produce silk textile yarn

Sentences including 紡

  • I learned how to spin wool from watching my grandmother.

  • I learned how to spin wool from watching my grandmother.

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