Memory phrase for the character: 綱

綱

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Meaning

rope, cable, line

Pronunciation

KŌ
tsuna

Explanation

 Left: thread 糸, right: mound/hill 岡 (Caught in a trawl/dragnet 罒 (with pull lines 冂) the mountain 山 turns into a hill.)

Mnemonic
 
If the threads pile up like a hill, you can use them to make a rope.

Radicals

糸 thread
岡 HillSometimes used for trawl, namely a net 罒 on two trawl ropes 冂 in which fish is caught "mountain-like" 山, such as in rope 綱.
罒 eyes, (net)The Radical yongashira shows the picture of an eye with a central pupil ロ, whereas 'eye' is also: 目. This radical is sometimes seen as a net for fishing.




 Vocabulary

綱 つな  rope
横綱 よこづな  sumo grand champion
綱引き つなひき  tug of war

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