# 紡 — Spinning

Frequency rank 2105 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 瞭 (Clear), less common than 暁 (Dawn).

- On’yomi: ぼう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 糸 Silk (Kangxi 120)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

Thread on the left twists in a direction on the right — thread twisted in one direction creates yarn, the spinning motion turning raw fiber into usable string.

In words:

- 紡績 ぼうせき — spinning

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