11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

strand, beach, shore

Kun'yomi
  • water's edge
On'yomi
  • ショ
Nanori
  • なぎ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なぎさ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

strand, beach, shore
なぎさ ショ なぎ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

water's edge
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References

Unicode hex code 6E1A
JIS X 0208 1-29-77
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2617
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3164
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 525
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 637
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 386
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 481
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1263
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1353
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1575
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17758X
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2142
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1271
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a9.1
Four corner code 3416.0