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津

Harbor
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingつ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 36

Meanings

  1. harbor
  2. ferry
  3. havenRtK
  4. port
  1. tsu (city in Mie)
  2. harbour

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · brush

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 350

Compound words

津波つなみ
tsunami; tidal wave
興味津々きょうみしんしん
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
牛津オックスフォード
Oxford
大津おおつ
Otsu (city in Shiga)
津軽つがる
Tsugaru (region in Aomori)
津田つだ
Tsuda (place/surname)
津浪つなみ
tsunami
天津あまつ
heavenly
入津にゅうしん
entering a port
湊津みなとつ
harbor, port
要津ようしん
important port; key position
会津塗あいづぬり
Aizu lacquer ware
常磐津ときわず
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
綿津見かいじん
sea god
御饌津神みけつかみ
a god of food
常磐津節ときわずぶし
style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
津々浦々つつうらうら
all over the country
津津浦浦つつうらうら
all over the country
天津乙女あまつおとめ
celestial maiden
天津御姉あまつみこ
emperor
天津御祖あまつみおや
imperial ancestor
天津日嗣あまつひつぎ
imperial throne
天津鞴韜てんしんふくとう
bellows (of the) imperial harbor
枉津日神まがつひのかみ
god who causes calamities

Additional Examples

鉄道路線が津軽海峡の下を通って北海道まで延長された。
The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.tatoeba
津波で流されてしまったのです。
It is carried away by tidal waves.tatoeba
津波警報は解除された。
The tidal wave warning has been canceled.tatoeba
地震が起こり、さらに津波が襲った。
There was an earthquake and, in addition, there was a tsunami.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Harbour, ferry point. 氵 (water) + 聿 — a landing place on the water. 津波 — tsunami.

Practice Writing

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