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ⓘwater (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · in · stick (丨) · mouth (口)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 146
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He has never been to Okinawa before.tatoeba He was carried by the waves away from the shore and out to sea.tatoeba He put off his trip to Okinawa.tatoeba 天気予報によると、その台風は沖縄に接近しているそうである。 According to the weather forecast, the typhoon is approaching Okinawa.tatoebaStroke Order
7 strokes
Open sea. 氵 (water) + 中 (middle) — the middle of the sea, far from shore. 沖縄 — Okinawa.
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