# 綻 — burst open; fray

綻 means “burst open; fray”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: タン (tan). Kun'yomi: ほころ(びる) (hokorobiru).

- Meaning: burst open; fray
- On'yomi: タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi: ほころ(びる) (hokorobiru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 2

## How to remember 綻

Parts: 糸 thread · 定 determine

## Don't confuse it with

[縮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shrink/) · [縦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vertical/) · [終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 2” set

[縫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sew/) · [羅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gauze/) · [紡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spin-thread/) · [絹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silk/) · [襟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collar/) · [繕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mend/) · [裾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hem/) · [巾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/towel/) · [綻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burst-open/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/burst-open/. Last updated 2026-11-01.