綱
綱

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

14 strokesFrequency 1,053JLPT N1Grade 8

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コウ

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つな

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Common Words

手綱たづなNounFreq #9111
1

reins; bridle

Examples
競馬の騎手は、レースが始まる前、はやる馬を抑えて、手綱を握りしめる。
Before the horse race begins, the jockeys grip the reins tightly to restrain the impatient horses.
2

control; the reins (on)

綱つなNounFreq #12858
1

rope; cord; line

Examples
綱は張りすぎて切れた。
The rope broke under the strain.
2

Sumo

grand champion's braided belt

綱渡りつなわたりNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #23156
1

tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism

Examples
彼女は網を張らないで綱渡りに挑んだ。
She dared to walk the tightrope without a net.
2

Idiomatic expression

treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

命綱いのちづなNounFreq #23306
1

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

頼みの綱たのみのつなNounExpressionFreq #28366
1

last ray of hope; only hope

綱引きつなひき綱曳きNounFreq #37713
1

tug of war

Examples
国会の動きはこの問題をめぐる与野党間の政治的綱引きとなった。
Parliamentary activity has become a political tug of war between the ruling and opposition parties over the issue.
2

forward puller (of a rickshaw)

横綱よこづなNounFreq #40736
1

Sumo

yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion

2

best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop

僧綱そうごうNounFreq #68495
1

Historical term

Office of Monastic Affairs (ancient Buddhist ecclesiastical authority)

要綱ようこうNounFreq #74429
1

main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline

綱領こうりょうNounFreq #76495
1

general plan; main points; summary; platform (e.g. for a campaign); mission statement

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