溺 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- デキ・ジョウ・ニョウ
- Kun
- いばり・おぼ.れる
- Meaning
- drown; be besotted
Origin
Water plus weakness: sinking and losing one’s strength — to drown; also to be lost in something.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| デキ | 溺愛・溺死 |
|---|---|
| おぼれる | 溺れる |
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
Example
子どもが川で溺れかけた。
The child nearly drowned in the river.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)