沖 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「水」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「水」
- On
- チュウちゅう · chū
- Kun
- おきoki
- Meaning
- open sea; offing
Stroke order
Origin
A phonetic-semantic character: 氵 (water) with 中 giving the sound; means the deep middle of the sea far from shore, the 'offing'.
Readings and examples
| Onチュウちゅうchū | 沖積層おきせきそう沖天ちゅうてん沖するちゅうする |
|---|---|
| Kunおきoki | 沖おき |
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.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)