# 繰 — wind thread; repeat

繰 means “wind thread; repeat”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes.  Kun'yomi: く(る) (kuru). You'll see it in words such as 繰る (kuru, “to reel; to wind”).

- Meaning: wind thread; repeat
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: く(る) (kuru)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 繰

Parts: 糸 thread · 品 goods · 木 tree

## Words with 繰

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 繰る | くる (kuru) | to reel; to wind |

## Don't confuse it with

[緯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/latitude/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[抑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-down/) · [繰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wind-thread/) · [懸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suspend/) · [棄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abandon/) · [揮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brandish/) · [獲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seize/) · [譲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/yield/) · [握](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grip/)

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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/wind-thread/. Last updated 2026-11-01.