漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)12 strokesRadical
On
テイ
Kun
とど.まる
Meaning
to stand still

Origin

ORIGIN

Water 氵 with 亭 as phonetic: for water to gather instead of flowing.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 渟るとどまる

    to stand still

  • 渟水ていすい

    still water

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

渟水に藻が生い茂る。

Weed grows thick in the still water.

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