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Kanji for String
The kanji for “string” is 絃, read gen and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
絃
string
A musical string; music that resonates deeply.
11 strokes On reading ゲン (gen) Kun reading いと (ito) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: string, cord, samisen music
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ito, gen
In Japan it appears in about 61 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 絃: Dwight 道環絃
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