Kanji Detail for 繹 - "draw out, trace, continue"

繹

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
繹 means "draw out, trace, continue."
1. Draw out - To extract; to pull out thread.
2. Trace - To follow; to reel in.
3. Continue - To be connected; to be linked.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

pull out

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

to unravel or unreel silk; to interpret, explain

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

continuous; to interpret; to unravel; to draw silk (old)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to unravel; to interpret

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

Drawing silk. Pulling out the threads to the end is called 繹. Now expounding on principles is called 演繹 (deduction). Also this meaning. | To continue is called 繹. Such as saying 絡繹不絕 (in an endless stream).
Onyomi

eki(えき)

yaku(やく)
Kunyomi

nu.ku(ぬく)

tazu.neru(たずねる)
Strokes

19 strokes
Radical

糸 (ito・itohen)
Related Keywords
draw extract pull thread trace follow reel continue connected linked