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礁 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「石」

道
準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「石」
On
ショウしょう · shō
Kun
—
Meaning
reef; sunken rock

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Stone plus a phonetic element: rock lying hidden below the water — a reef.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onショウしょうshō岩礁がんしょう暗礁あんしょうさんご礁さんごしょう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 岩礁がんしょう

    reef; rocky shoal

  • 暗礁あんしょう

    hidden reef; deadlock

More words with this kanji

  • 珊瑚礁さんごしょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

交渉(こうしょう)は暗礁(あんしょう)に乗(の)り上(あ)げた。

The negotiations ran aground.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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