溺 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- デキ・ジョウ・ニョウでき・じょう・にょう · deki · jō · nyō
- Kun
- いばり・おぼ.れるibari · obo.reru
- Meaning
- drown; be besotted
Stroke order
Origin
Water plus weakness: sinking and losing one’s strength — to drown; also to be lost in something.
Readings and examples
| Onデキできdeki | 溺愛できあい溺死できし |
|---|---|
| Kunおぼれるoboreru | 溺れるおぼれる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 溺死できし
death by drowning
- 溺愛できあい
doting; excessive affection
- 耽溺たんでき
- 酖溺たんでき
Example
子どもが川で溺れかけた。
The child nearly drowned in the river.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)