Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “綱”

綱

つな

rope; cord; line

Example sentence

The rope broke under the strain.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

綱
On
こう
Kun
つな
Stroke count
14

・hawser

・class (genus)

・rope

・cord

・cable

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Related words to 綱

25 related words

綱引き

つなひき

→

tug of war

綱渡り

つなわたり

→

tightrope walking;high-wire act;funambulism

綱紀

こうき

→

law and order;(official) discipline

綱領

こうりょう

→

general plan;main points;summary;platform (e.g. for a campaign);mission statement

綱

つな

→

grand champion's braided belt

綱引き

つなひき

→

forward puller (of a rickshaw)

綱渡り

つなわたり

→

treading a tightrope;walking on thin ice;pulling a risky balancing act

綱紀粛正

こうきしゅくせい

→

enforcement of official discipline;tightening of discipline;eliminating corruption among government officials

綱

こう

→

class

綱を張る

つなをはる

→

to become a yokozuna;to be a yokozuna

綱具

つなぐ

→

rigging

綱取り

つなとり

→

ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna;being eligible for promotion to yokozuna

綱常

こうじょう

→

code of morals;moral principles

綱手

つなで

→

mooring rope

綱打ち式

つなうちしき

→

ceremony of tsuna-making

綱梯子

つなばしご

→

rope ladder;jack ladder;ratline

綱目

こうもく

→

main point and details

綱紀紊乱

こうきびんらん

→

laxity in official discipline;public order being in disarray

綱締め

つなしめ

→

putting on the tsuna

綱要

こうよう

→

elements;essentials;outline

綱鳥

つなどり

→

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

綱とり

つなとり

→

ozeki wrestler's attempt to reach the rank of yokozuna;being eligible for promotion to yokozuna

綱麻

つなそ

→

jute

綱曳き

つなひき

→

tug of war

綱曳き

つなひき

→

forward puller (of a rickshaw)