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堰 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」

道
準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「土」
On
エンえん · en
Kun
せき・せ.くseki · se.ku
Meaning
weir; dam up

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Earth with an element for blocking: the earthwork that holds water back — a weir.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 堰せき

    weir; barrage

  • 堰堤えんてい

    dam; barrage

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

川(かわ)に堰(せき)を設(もう)けて水(みず)を引(ひ)いた。

A weir was built on the river to draw off water.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

堰堤堰堤embank…圭ceremo…坐sit坤earth坦level尭high奄cover苑garden掩cover淵deep…焰flame
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 土Map of reading エンAll maps

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