漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

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Kun
あま
Meaning
a boat-dwelling people; a diver

Origin

ORIGIN

Insect 虫 with 延 as phonetic: the southern people who lived on the water; in Japan, a diver.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • あま

    a diver

  • 海女あま

    the usual writing

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

蜑が海に潜って貝を採る。

The diver goes down and gathers shellfish.

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