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The Kanji Map

Kanji

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

縞

Radical

Radical: 糸

Meaning: silk

Reading: いと

Frequency: 823

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)糹

糸

Examples

Onyomi Examples

水縞 (スイコウ) water stripe (e.g. dried on a dish after washing)

Kunyomi Examples

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

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