弦

Bowstring

Also: Chord, Hypotenuse, String

On'yomi

  • げん gen

Kun'yomi

  • つる tsuru
Stroke count
8
Radical
弓 bow · Kangxi radical 57
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

弦 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 弓 (bow), number 57. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji