索
さく
saku
JLPT N110 strokesKanjiLevel 96 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
索 is the kanji for "Rope". Its reading is さく (saku). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Rope
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Readings
onさく/ saku
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
10 strokes
Radicals
十冖糸
Example Sentences
丁寧に作られた彼の索引はとても便利だ。
ていねいにつくられたかれのさくいんはとてもべんりだ。
His carefully made index is very useful.
膨大な情報の中から目的を索するのは難しい。
ぼうだいなじょうほうのなかからもくてきをさくするのはむずかしい。
It is difficult to search for one's purpose among vast amounts of information.
Vocabulary using 索
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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