綱
rope; hawser; class (genus); cord; cable
14 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1053.
Readings
- つな (kun reading): 横綱 (よこづな) yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); 綱 (つな) rope
- コウ (on reading): 綱領 (こうりょう) general plan; 要綱 (ようこう) main principle
Components
- 糸
- 岡
- 一 radical one
- 冂 radical open box, upside down
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 小 radical small
- 山 radical mountain
- 幺 radical short thread
- 糸 radical thread
- 岡 radical hill
Words using 綱
- 横綱 (よこづな) yokozuna (highest rank in sumo)
- 綱 (つな) rope
- 手綱 (たづな) reins
- 綱渡り (つなわたり) tightrope walking
- 綱引き (つなひき) tug of war
- 綱領 (こうりょう) general plan
- 要綱 (ようこう) main principle
- 大綱 (たいこう) fundamental principles
- 綱 (こう) class
- 綱要 (こうよう) elements
- 飯綱 (いいずな) least weasel (Mustela nivalis)
110 words in all.