礁 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「石」
道準2High school level ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「石」
- On
- ショウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- reef; sunken rock
Origin
Stone plus a phonetic element: rock lying hidden below the water — a reef.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ショウ | 岩礁・暗礁・さんご礁 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 岩礁がんしょう
reef; rocky shoal
- 暗礁あんしょう
hidden reef; deadlock
Example
交渉は暗礁に乗り上げた。
The negotiations ran aground.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)