Kanji Detail for 繩 - "rope, chalk line, correct, standard"

繩

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
繩 means "rope, chalk line, correct, standard."
1. Rope - Twisted fibers; a cord.
2. Chalk line - A cord used by carpenters to mark lines.
3. Correct - To rectify.
4. Standard - A rule; a criterion.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rope; cord

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

rope, string, cord; measure, restrain

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

rope; CL:根[gen1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

string, rope, cord; to control

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

Twisting two or more strands of hemp or silk together. | Carpenters use rope to straighten crooked things. Hence straightness is called 繩. Such as 繩尺 (standard), 繩墨 (carpenter's line), and such. Correcting people's faults is also called 繩. Such as saying 繩愆糾謬 (correcting errors). | To continue. Such as saying 繩其祖武. Based on (Book of Odes).
Onyomi

bin(びん)

joh(じょう)

yoh(よう)
Kunyomi

nawa(なわ)

tada.su(ただす)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

糸 (ito・itohen)
Related Keywords
rope twisted fibers cord chalk line carpenters mark lines correct rectify standard rule criterion