繰 Kanji – winding
The Japanese kanji 繰 can mean winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to.
Meaning and Readings
How is 繰 read?
繰 has the onyomi reading ソウ and the kunyomi reading くる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as sou, kuru.
Common Japanese Words Using 繰
These common Japanese words contain 繰. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- やり繰り（やりくり） — making do, getting by (somehow), managing
- 繰り延べ（くりのべ） — postponement
- 繰り広げる（くりひろげる） — to unfold, to unroll, to open
- 繰り出す（くりだす） — to draw (a thread), to let out (e.g. a rope)
- 繰り上げる（くりあげる） — to move up, to advance
- 繰り返し（くりかえし） — repetition, repeat, reiteration, iteration, refrain, cycle
- 繰り返す（くりかえす） — to repeat, to do over again
- 繰る（くる） — to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)
- 資金繰り（しきんぐり） — fundraising, financing, cash flow
- 繰り上げ（くりあげ） — upward move, advance