弦 (げん) — bowstring, string, chord

弦げん bowstring

Frequency #4986 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. 1 character noun

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げん

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. げん[1] atamadaka 頭高

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Meanings

bowstring
string
chord

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

げん弦 bowstring

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管(かん)弦(げん)楽(がく) kangengaku orchestral music 弦(げん)楽(がく) gengaku music for strings 管(かん)弦(げん)楽(がく)団(だん) kangengakudan orchestra

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Meanings

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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