弦 — bowstring/string

JLPT N2 kanji · 8 strokes · on'yomi gen · kun'yomi tsuru.

A bow (弓) with a dark thread (玄) drawn — the string.

Example words

• 弦 — tsuru — bowstring
• 弦楽器 — gengakki — string instrument

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