紡

spin; spinning

10 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1876.

Readings

• ボウ (on reading): 紡績 (ぼうせき) spinning (textiles); 紡錘形 (ぼうすいけい) spindle-shaped
• つむぐ (kun reading): 紡ぐ (つむぐ) to spin; 紡ぎ出す (つむぎだす) to pour forth

Components

• 糸
• 方
• 小 radical small
• 幺 radical short thread
• 方 radical direction
• 糸 radical thread

Words using 紡

• 紡績 (ぼうせき) spinning (textiles)
• 紡錘形 (ぼうすいけい) spindle-shaped
• 紡錘体 (ぼうすいたい) spindle
• 紡錘 (ぼうすい) spindle
• 紡織 (ぼうしょく) spinning and weaving
• 紡ぐ (つむぐ) to spin
• 紡ぎ出す (つむぎだす) to pour forth
• 紡ぎ歌 (つむぎうた) spinning song
• 糸に紡ぐ (いとにつむぐ) to spin into yarn
• 言葉を紡ぐ (ことばをつむぐ) to express in a refined fashion

37 words in all.

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