弦 bowstring, chord, hypotenuse 8 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1773 in newspapers Readings Onゲン Kunつる In Chinese 弦 Words written with it 弦楽 げんがく music for strings 弦 つる bowstring 管弦楽団 かんげんがくだん orchestra 管弦楽 かんげんがく orchestral music 弦楽器 げんがっき string instrument 三弦 さんげん shamisen