網 means “net, network”

あみ · ami

Also: netting

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

あみ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

モウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 14 strokes

The story

Thread (糸) beside 罔, a frame strung with cords: a net. In summer every Japanese window keeps its 網戸 shut against mosquitoes, and a list that 網羅する covers everything, sweeping it all into its net.

Used in 網 (ami, net), 網戸 (amido, window screen), and 網羅 (moura, comprehensive coverage)

More from Arms & the Hunt

• 砲 cannon
• 矢 arrow
• 剣 sword
• 盾 shield
• 矛 spear
• 釣 fish (with a line)
• 狩 hunt
• 弓 bow (archery)
• 猟 hunting (game)
• 捉 grasp
• 斬 slash
• 餌 bait

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.