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Kanji Detail for 綸 - "thread, silk cloth"

綸

  • Meaning

    綸 means "thread, silk cloth."

    1. Cord - A thick thread; a string.

    2. Imperial decree - An emperor's order.

    3. Govern - To rule; to manage.

  • Tattoo check: 綸

    • Verified meaning: thread, silk cloth
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いと, りん)

    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 綸

    Given names 綸(いと)Listen 綸(りん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    thread; silk cloth

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    green silk thread or tassel

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to classify; to twist silk; silk thread

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    silk thread; to twist together; to classify

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

    A blue silk ribbon. (Yang Zi's Model Sayings) "Five liang of ribbon. Half a tong of bronze." Meaning seal ribbon and seal. Also read like 關. 綸巾. A type of headwear. During Han, Wei, and Six Dynasties. Famous scholars often wore white 綸巾. For its simplicity and elegant air. As tradition says Zhuge Kongming in his carriage. With feather fan and silk turban. This is it. | A type of rope. Ten silk threads make 綸. (Record of Rites) "The king's word is like silk. When it goes out it is like thread. The king's word is like thread. When it goes out it is like rope." Meaning going from small to gradually larger. Anciently, imperial edicts were called 綸音, 絲綸, 綸綍. Based on this. | 綸 has the meaning of wrapping. Meaning twisting rope. Hence organizing affairs is called 彌綸, 經綸. Both seen in (Book of Changes). Also, affairs being numerous is called 紛綸. Also the meaning of mixed. | Fishing line. Such as fishing is called 垂綸. Stopping fishing is called 收綸.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

    rin(リン) リン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ito(いと) いと

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    cord imperial decree govern obi thread silk command control direct order rule fiber manage string fabric

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