13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

drown, indulge

Kun'yomi
  • いばり
  • to struggle in the water ②to indulge in
On'yomi
  • デキ
  • ジョウ
  • ニョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おぼれる 83.9%
デキ 16.1%

Character Breakdown

drown, indulge
おぼ.れる デキ ジョウ (11th)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
weak, frail
よわ.い ジャク (2nd, N2)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to struggle in the water ②to indulge in
death by drowning
to come near being drowned
to drown ②to cause to be indulged or addicted
talented men are ruined by their own talent
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References

Unicode hex code 6EBA
JIS X 0208 1-37-14
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2652
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3271
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 805
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 599
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2308
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1324
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17990X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 966
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.1
Four corner code 3712.7