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綱 means 'rope'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1298   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-17    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 18 words   Used in 107 words   Used in 392 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コウ
Kun
   つな rope
Variants
纲 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  糸 thread  岡 hill  
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See also
網 mesh  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 綱 is used 6 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 綱 is used 103 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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コウ : 54 words FIND ALL
こ う り ょ う 3 こ う り ょ う 0
noun
general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement
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コウ (read as ごう) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
three monastic positions with management roles at a temple  (Buddhist term)
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つな : 15 words FIND ALL
つ な 2
Most common form: つな
noun
1. rope
2. grand champion's braided belt  (sumo term)
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つな (read as づな) : 32 words FIND ALL
よ こ づ な 0
noun
1. yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion  (sumo term)
2. best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
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An additional 3 less common words include 綱 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1264  Joy o' Kanji : 1264  Key to Kanji: - 

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綱
コウ   つな rope   
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岡
おか hill, Mount   
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冂
wide
䒑
grass   
山
サン   やま mountain   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
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