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舷 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「舟」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「舟」
On
ゲンげん · gen
Kun
ふなばた・ふなべりfunabata · funaberi
Meaning
ship’s side; gunwale

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Boat plus a phonetic element: the left and right edges of a vessel — the gunwale.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onゲンげんgen舷側げんそく右舷うげん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 右舷うげん

    starboard

  • 舷側げんそく

    the side of a ship

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

舷(げん)にもたれて海(うみ)を眺(なが)めた。

I leaned on the ship’s side and looked out at the sea.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 舟Map of reading ゲンAll maps

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