沖 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「水」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「水」
- On
- チュウ
- Kun
- おき
- Meaning
- open sea; offing
Origin
A phonetic-semantic character: 氵 (water) with 中 giving the sound; means the deep middle of the sea far from shore, the 'offing'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チュウ | 沖積層・沖天・沖する |
|---|---|
| おき | 沖 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 沖縄おきなわ
Okinawa
- 沖合おきあい
offshore; open sea
Example
夏休みに沖縄へ行きたい。
I want to go to Okinawa during summer vacation.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)