Kanji 綱 hawser, class (genus), rope Related words 舫綱もやいづな 舫綱 is a general mooring line, while 艫綱 specifically refers to the line at the stern.
舳へさき 綱づな 舳綱 is the bow line, contrasting with 艫綱 which is the stern line.
Written forms 艫とも 綱づな Usage 11%
Standard kanji spelling for a ship's stern line or mooring line.
纜ともづな Usage 56%
Rare single-character spelling; mainly encountered in older or technical nautical texts.
ともづな Usage 33%
Kana spelling is practical when the kanji are unfamiliar or in general writing.
Etymology Compound of 艫 (とも , 'stern') and 綱 (つな , 'rope'). The single-character form 纜 is a classical Chinese character for a ship's hawser.
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