Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
2491 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: stripe
Kunyomi: しま, しろぎぬ
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 糸 高
Radical: 糸
Meaning: silk
Reading: いと
Frequency: 823
Alternative forms:
水縞 (スイコウ) water stripe (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)
縞 (しま) stripe, bar, streak, (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
縞味 (しまあじ) garganey (Anas querquedula)
縞々 (しましま) striped, stripes