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溝 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」

道
準2High school level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
みぞmizo
Meaning
ditch; gap

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

氵 "water" with 冓: a long narrow channel dug to carry water — a ditch, and figuratively a gap.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō下水溝げすいこう排水溝はいすいこう
Kunみぞmizo溝みぞ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 排水溝はいすいこう

    a drainage ditch

  • 溝みぞ

    a gap; estrangement

More words with this kanji

  • 溝渠こうきょ
  • 溝壑こうがく
  • 溝洫こうきょく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

二人(ふたり)の間(あいだ)に溝(みぞ)ができた。

A gap has opened between the two.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 氵Map of reading コウAll maps

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