漢字道KANJIDO

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On
カン
Kun
ひた.す
Meaning
to steep; to nurture

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 函 as phonetic: to steep in water; also to nurture slowly.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 涵養かんよう

    cultivating; fostering

  • 涵すひたす

    to steep

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

森は水源を涵養している。

The forest nurtures the water source.

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