# 絡 — entwine

絡 means “entwine”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ラク (raku). Kun'yomi: から(む) (karamu). You'll see it in words such as 絡む (karamu, “to twine; to get tangled”).

- Meaning: entwine
- On'yomi: ラク (raku)
- Kun'yomi: から(む) (karamu)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Links & order

## How to remember 絡

Parts: 糸 thread · 各 each

## Words with 絡

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 絡む | からむ (karamu) | to twine; to get tangled |
| 絡まる | からまる (karamaru) | to be entwined; to be involved |

## Don't confuse it with

[終](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/end/) · [結](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tie/) · [紹](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/introduce/) · [絹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/silk/)

## More in the “Links & order” set

[介](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mediate/) · [類](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sort/) · [順](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sequence/) · [絡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/entwine/) · [依](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/depend-on/) · [互](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/reciprocal/) · [緒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cord/) · [較](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/contrast/)

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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/n2-kanji/entwine/. Last updated 2026-11-01.