Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
Kunyomi: つる
Onyomi: ゲン
Composition: 弓 玄
Radical: 弓
Meaning: bow
Reading: ゆみ
Frequency: 165
Alternative forms:
弦 (ゲン) bowstring, string (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument, chord, hypotenuse
弦楽 (ゲンガク) music for strings, string music
三弦 (サンゲン) shamisen, samisen, sanxian (Chinese lute), the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou), three strings, three-stringed instrument
移弦 (イゲン) string-crossing (violin, cello, etc.)
弦 (つる) bowstring, string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.), bail (arched pot handle), diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
弦音 (つるおと) sound of vibrating bowstring