6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

creek, inlet, bay

Kun'yomi
  • inlet
On'yomi
  • large river (esp. the Yangtze) ②Lake Biwa
Nanori
  • くん
  • とうみ
  • りえ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

80.7%
コウ 15.4%
3.7%
とうみ 0.1%

Character Breakdown

creek, inlet, bay
え コウ み (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo)
inlet
Edo period (1603-1868)
Yangtze River (China)
(on the) bank of a large river
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
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References

Unicode hex code 6C5F
JIS X 0208 1-25-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2491
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3045
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 221
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 257
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 517
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 252
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17140
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1244
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 821
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 840
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1458
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1085
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 905
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1160
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 141
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a3.8
Four corner code 3111.0
De Roo Code 372