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RTK / HeisigFrame #1256

bend

Lv 9

Strokes: 6

JLPT: N3

Jōyō: Grade 3

Meanings

bend RTKMusic

Community Mnemonic

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Pictograph of a guitar fretboard. You have to bend the strings to produce a melody.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

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On'yomi

きょく

Kun'yomi

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