井 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「二」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「二」
- On
- セイ・ショウせい・しょう · sei · shō
- Kun
- いi
- Meaning
- well (for water)
Stroke order
Origin
A pictograph of the wooden frame (well-crib) around a well.
Readings and examples
| Onセイせいsei | 油井ゆせい市井しせい |
|---|---|
| Onショウしょうshō | 天井てんじょう |
| Kunいi | 井戸いど |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 井戸いど
well
- 天井てんじょう
ceiling
- 井蛙せいあ
- 井守いもり
Example
むかしは井戸から水をくんだ。
Long ago people drew water from a well.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)