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縺 Kanji meaning "tangle, knot, fasten"

Jiten frequency #3181Kanken Level 1TMW Eternal Idol17 strokes

Meanings

tangle, knot, fasten, fetter

On'yomi

レン

Kun'yomi

もつ.れる

Composed of

糸threadradical
連take along

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

縺(もつ)れるto tangle#57869足(あし)が縺(もつ)れるto trip (over one's own feet)#95885縺(もつ)れ合(あ)うto get entangled (with each other)#95895縺(もつ)れtangle#99922舌(した)が縺(もつ)れるto speak unclearly#163427縺(もつ)れ込(こ)むto go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion)#173627量(りょう)子(し)縺(もつ)れquantum entanglement#463992

Most common words using this kanji

縺(もつ)れるto tangle#57869足(あし)が縺(もつ)れるto trip (over one's own feet)#95885縺(もつ)れ合(あ)うto get entangled (with each other)#95895縺(もつれ)Motsure#98177縺(もつ)れtangle#99922舌(した)が縺(もつ)れるto speak unclearly#163427縺(もつ)れ込(こ)むto go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion)#173627手蔓縺(てづるもづる)basket star (any brittlestar of family Euryalina)#463992量(りょう)子(し)縺(もつ)れquantum entanglement#463992
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