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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1876 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: spinning

Kunyomi: つむ.ぐ

Onyomi: ボウ

Composition: 糸 方

紡

Radical

Radical: 糸

Meaning: silk

Reading: いと

Frequency: 823

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)糹

糸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

紡績 (ボウセキ) spinning (textiles), spun yarn

紡織 (ボウショク) spinning and weaving

混紡 (コンボウ) mixed yarn, mixed spinning

綿紡 (メンボウ) cotton spinning

Kunyomi Examples

紡ぐ (つむぐ) to spin, to make yarn, to spin (a tale), to assemble (e.g. words), to put together

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