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湘 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

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On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
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Meaning
the Xiang river; Sagami

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

氵 "water" with 相 as phonetic: originally a Chinese river name; in Japan it refers to the Sagami area.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 湘南しょうなん

    the Shōnan coast

  • 瀟湘しょうしょう

    the Xiao and Xiang rivers

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

夏(なつ)は湘南(しょうなん)の海(うみ)がにぎわう。

In summer the Shōnan coast is crowded.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

湘南瀟湘湘南south瀟clear…汀water’…汝thou汐evenin…沌primev…汲draw…丞assist庄manor妾concub…昌prospe…秤scales
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Compound

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