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Kanji 繰: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 繰: winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Key takeaways

Kanji 繰: winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

windingreelspinturn (pages)look uprefer to

On reading

そう

Kun reading

く.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 繰

winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

糸 + 喿

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine winding thread (糸) on a reel with a steady rhythm, much like the repetitive chirping (喿) of birds in a tree. It represents the action of winding, repeating, or turning pages.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

子どもがテーブルを引っり返した。

Translation

The child knocked over the table.

Example 2

紙を引っり返して書く。

Translation

I turn over the paper to write.

Example 3

風で机が引っり返った。

Translation

The desk was overturned by the wind.

Example 4

彼の計画が引っり返った。

Translation

His plan was completely overturned.

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