沿

8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along

Kun'yomi
  • そう
    		to run along ②to follow (a policy, plan, etc.) ③to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.)
  • -ぞい
On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

水(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

そう-ぞい 71.3%
エン 28.7%

Character Breakdown

run alongside, follow along, run along
そ.う　エン (6th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
a marsh at the foot of the hills, name of a river
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

ぞ
沿
　
い
along
　
に
そ
沿
　
っ
　
て
along
そ
沿
　
う
to run along ②to follow (a policy, plan, etc.) ③to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.)
えん
沿
がん
岸
coast
うみ
海
ぞ
沿
　
い
seaside
えん
沿
せん
線
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
えん
沿
どう
道
roadside
みち
道
ぞ
沿
　
い
along the road
やま
山
ぞ
沿
　
い
(running) along a mountain
かべ
壁
ぞ
沿
　
い
along the wall
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References

Unicode hex code 6CBF
JIS X 0208 1-17-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2525
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3096
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 328
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 386
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 243
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 290
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 795
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 858
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1379
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1013
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17260
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 815
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1607
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1714
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1464
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 832
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 859
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1128
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1169
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 803
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a5.23
Four corner code 3816.0
De Roo Code 377