Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 14
Meaning: hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable
Kunyomi: つな
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 糸 岡
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
綱 (コウ) class
綱領 (コウリョウ) general plan, main points, summary, platform (e.g. for a campaign), mission statement
要綱 (ヨウコウ) main principle, gist, general plan, guidelines, outline
大綱 (タイコウ) fundamental principles, main lines, outline, summary, general features
綱 (つな) rope, cord, line, grand champion's braided belt
綱引き (つなひき) tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable), forward puller (of a rickshaw)
命の綱 (いのちのつな) the thread of life
望みの綱 (のぞみのつな) one's last hope, one's only hope, the last hope