The Japanese kanji for bond: 絆
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The kanji for bond: 絆
The threads (糸) that hold people together. Chosen as Japan's kanji of the year in 2011.
絆
- Meaning
- bond, ties
- Kun reading
- kizuna (Japanese)
- On reading
- HAN (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 11
書き順Stroke order
絆 is written in 11 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家族の絆 | kazoku no kizuna | family bonds |
| 絆創膏 | bansōkō | a sticking plaster |
敬意Wearing it
Bond. Warm, and in Japan it carries the memory of people pulling together after the 2011 earthquake. Wear it kindly.
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Wear 絆
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