Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: string, cord, samisen music
Kunyomi: いと
Onyomi: ゲン
Composition: 糸 玄
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
絃 (ゲン) string (of a shamisen, etc.), stringed instrument
弦楽 (ゲンガク) music for strings, string music
三絃 (サンゲン) shamisen, samisen, sanxian (Chinese lute), three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou), three-stringed instrument
五絃 (ゴゲン) five strings, five-stringed instrument