綱|つなtsuna[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounrope; cord; line
   綱つなは張はりすぎて切きれた。↗

   The rope broke under the strain.
2. noun, sumogrand champion's braided belt

• RelatedケーブルNeutralLoanword for cables — electric wiring or steel cable, as in 「ケーブルカー」. Leans toward metal and wires, while 「綱」 is a thick rope.
• Related索条さくじょうWrittenWritten, technical term for cables and steel ropes. In everyday speech use 「綱」 or 「ロープ」 instead.

Use 「綱」 for thick ropes and hawsers, as in 「綱引き」, or figuratively for one's mainstay, as in 「頼みの綱」. Electric cables take 「ケーブル」; for technical cable or steel rope, 「索条」.

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1. （つな）日本人にほんじんの姓せいの一ひとつ。