Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N1
1075 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: straw rope, cord
Kunyomi: なわ ただ.す
Onyomi: ジョウ
Composition: 糸
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
縄文 (ジョウモン) straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware, Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
縄鏢 (ジョウヒョウ) rope dart, rope javelin
絞縄 (コウジョウ) hangman's noose, halter, rope to hang a criminal
結縄 (ケツジョウ) knotted cord or rope, quipu, quippu
縄 (なわ) rope, cord, policeman's rope
縄張り (なわばり) stretching a rope around, roping off, cordoning off, demarcation, one's turf, domain, territory, jurisdiction, sphere of influence, territory (of an animal)
腰縄 (こしなわ) leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists
延縄 (はえなわ) longline