漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

1University / general12 strokesRadical
On
キョ
Kun
かれ・なんぞ・なに・みぞ・いずくんぞ
Meaning
ditch; canal

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

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

畑の脇に暗渠を通して水を抜いた。

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

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)