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綛

cjk unified ideograph-7d9b

Skein

綛 is a Japanese kanji, or written character, read かせ for a looped skein of yarn or かすり for a flecked textile pattern. On its own, it is a written character or name clue, so context is needed to tell which reading fits.

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Also called
かせ · かすり
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綛 かせ · 綛 かすり · 綛糸 · 綛揚 · 綛染 · 桛 vs 綛 · Japanese skein kanji · 綛田
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What 綛 means

綛 names a looped skein of yarn or a flecked textile pattern.

The Japanese reading かせ refers to yarn wound around a frame and removed as a looped bundle for handling, dyeing, or rewinding; かすり refers to flecked or splashed cloth. 綛糸 is a compound for yarn in skein form.

Japanese references generally classify 綛 as a kanji formed in Japan.

What do older records show?

The word and craft are recorded earlier than this spelling.

An example in the late 8th century Japanese poetry anthology Man’yōshū writes かせ as 鹿背; that dates the word, not this exact character. An illustrated scroll dated 1309 shows the associated 桛掛 yarn-winding tool.

Specialized textile vocabulary or a character in a Japanese name; it reads as literal writing.

What it means when someone sends it to you

4 readings
In a yarn-making discussion
A skein: yarn wound into a loop for handling or dyeing.
In a cloth-pattern description
A かすり pattern: flecked or splashed cloth.
In a Japanese surname
綛田 is one example; the reading of a person's name is name-specific.
Sent by itself
A written character or name fragment; context shows which reading fits.

Don't confuse it with

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桛
CJK Unified Ideograph-685B
桛 names the H- or X-shaped winding frame used to make a かせ bundle; 綛 names the skein and also has the かすり reading.
絣
CJK Unified Ideograph-7D63
絣 also names かすり-pattern cloth, but it is a different kanji; follow the spelling in the source.

Combination ideas

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Yarn wound into skeins.
Winding yarn from a bobbin into skeins.
Dyeing thread while it remains in skein form.

Questions people ask

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Why does 綛 look different across fonts?

The active font draws this text character, so stroke shapes can vary. It remains the same character.

How to type 綛

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 7D9B, then Alt+X to get 綛.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “cjk unified ideograph-7d9b”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 7d9b, then Enter or Space.
HTML
綛
CSS
\7D9B
How to type 綛
Enter the Japanese reading かせ in a Japanese input method (IME), then choose 綛 from the kanji candidates; かすり is its other reading.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
綛
HTML hex
綛
CSS content
content: "\7D9B";
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URL encoded
%E7%B6%9B
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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