漢字道KANJIDO

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On
シュウ・ス
Kun
しま
Meaning
sandbank; continent

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" with 州: the sandbank built up midstream, and by extension a continent.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 三角洲さんかくす

    delta

  • 欧洲おうしゅう

    Europe

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

川口に大きな三角洲ができた。

A large delta has formed at the river mouth.

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