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6Elementary year 511 strokesRadical
On
エキ
Kun
Meaning
liquid; fluid

Origin

ORIGIN

氵 "water" plus 夜 "night"; water that drips like night dew — hence "liquid."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

エキ液体・液状・血液

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 液体えきたい

    liquid

  • 血液けつえき

    blood

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

理科で液体の実験をした。

We did an experiment with liquids in science class.

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