This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、つな
Romaji: kou, tsuna
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  1053
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-6-8
Korean Reading:  gang
Chinese Reading:  gang1
Unicode:  7db1
JIS:  394B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1372
Nelson Index: 3561
New Nelson Index: 4525
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a8.23
Four Corner Index: 2792.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1264
Gakken Index: 1250
Japanese Names Index: 2661
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27576
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1099
Remembering the kanji Index: 1963
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1635
Kodansha Compact Index: 1541
Kanji in Context Index: 1566
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 928
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1253
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1982
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2114
Essential Kanji Index: 1052
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1735
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2753
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1723

Words

(つな)
rope; grand champion's braided belt
横綱 (よこづな)
yokozuna (grand champion)
要綱 (ようこう)
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
下綱 (かこう)
infraclass
飯綱 (いづな)
a type of fox spirit
(こう)
class
綱領 (こうりょう)
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
大綱 (たいこう)
fundamental principles; outline; general features
大綱 (おおづな)
thick rope; fundamental principles; outline; general features
綱紀 (こうき)
law and order; discipline
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