| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music | 楽筝 |
| gen. | n ancient type of koto with 13 strings used in Gagaku music | 楽箏 |
| gen. | appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to | 糸引き (folk belief) |
| obs. | suf ctr counter for objects with stretched strings i.e. bows, kotos, curtains, papers, etc. | 張 |
| gen. | have heart-strings pulled | 心がひかれる |
| gen. | have heart-strings pulled | 心が引かれる |
| gen. | n person who strings bows | 弓張 io |
| gen. | n person who strings bows | 弓張り |
| gen. | pull the strings of a puppet | 操る ichi1 news2 nf35 |
| gen. | n musical strings and bamboo | 糸竹 |
| gen. | n adj-no uk strings attached | 紐付き (ひもつき) |
| gen. | n adj-no uk strings attached | ひも付き |