潟 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「水」
道7Elementary year 4 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「水」
- On
- セキ
- Kun
- かた
- Meaning
- lagoon; tidal flat
Origin
Phonetic-semantic: 氵 (water) with 舄 for sound; shallow land exposed at low tide, hence 'tidal flat/lagoon'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| かた | 干潟・○○潟 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 干潟ひがた
tidal flat
- 新潟にいがた
Niigata (place name)
Example
干潟で かにを 見つけた。
I found a crab on the tidal flat.
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