Specifically the string of a bow, as in archery or a violin bow.
I restring the bow.
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
Used for strings of traditional Japanese instruments like the shamisen, koto, or biwa. Can also refer to the instrument itself by metonymy.
See also: 絃
Mathematical term for a line segment connecting two points on a curve. Domain-specific use.
I strung a new bowstring onto the bow.
A string on the shamisen broke.
He is good at playing stringed instruments.
Calculate the length of the chord of the circle.
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is also called 斜辺.
One of the shamisen's strings snapped in the middle of the performance.
You pluck the string with your finger to make a sound.
絃 is an alternate kanji used specifically for the strings of traditional instruments like the shamisen, while 弦 is the more general, common character covering bowstrings, chords, and instrument strings alike.
Used because 弦 (strings) are thin and long, like other objects counted with 本.
string music; music for strings
string instrument; stringed instrument
sine
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
wind and string instruments; music
shamisen; samisen · sanxian; Chinese three-stringed lute · three string instruments of gagaku · three strings; three-stringed instrument
five strings; five-stringed instrument
cosine
Standard kanji spelling for bowstring, musical string, and mathematical chord.
The kanji 弦 originally depicts a bowstring and extends to strings of musical instruments and geometric chords. The reading げん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.
four strings; four-stringed instrument · biwa (Japanese lute)
half-moon; quarter moon
chord member
singing accompanied by string instruments; vocal and string music
catgut; string
string crossing
tuning (a stringed instrument)