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渠 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
準1University / general ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
キョきょ · kyo
Kun
かれ・なんぞ・なに・みぞ・いずくんぞkare · nanzo · nani · mizo · izukunzo
Meaning
ditch; canal

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Water with 巨 "huge": a large channel dug by human hands.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 暗渠あんきょ

    covered drain

  • 溝渠こうきょ

    ditch; canal

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

畑(はたけ)の脇(わき)に暗渠(あんきょ)を通(とお)して水(みず)を抜(ぬ)いた。

They ran a covered drain beside the field to draw the water off.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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