滋 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「氵」
- On
- ジ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- nourish, grow, flourish (also Shiga Prefecture)
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 氵 (water) gives the meaning and 兹 the sound; water moistening so that plants grow and multiply.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジ | 滋味・滋養 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 滋賀県しがけん
Shiga Prefecture
- 滋養じよう
nourishment, nutrition
Example
滋賀県には大きな湖があります。
There is a big lake in Shiga Prefecture.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)