# 縄 — rope

縄 means “rope”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). Kun'yomi: なわ (nawa). You'll see it in words such as 縄 (nawa, “rope; cord”).

- Meaning: rope
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: なわ (nawa)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N3 · set A bit of everything 2

## How to remember 縄

Parts: 糸 thread · 日 sun; day

## Words with 縄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 縄 | なわ (nawa) | rope; cord |

## More in the “A bit of everything 2” set

[縄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rope/) · [緑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/green/) · [黄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/yellow/) · [糸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thread/) · [皿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plate/)

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