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洪

deluge
Stroke count: 9

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. delugeRtK
    堤防が洪水を防いだ。The levee kept the floodwater back.tatoeba
  2. flood
    道路は洪水のために通行禁止となった。The road was closed on account of the flood.tatoeba
    堤防が都市を洪水から守ってくれた。The bank secured the city from a flood.tatoeba
  3. vast
  1. flooding

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · strung together · salad · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1939

Compound words

洪水こうずい
flood; flooding
洪基こうき
foundation of a great project
洪業こうぎょう
glorious achievement
洪積こうせき
diluvial epoch
洪大こうだい
great
洪謨こうぼ
great plan
洪牙利ハンガリー
Hungary
洪積世こうせきせい
diluvial epoch
洪積層こうせきそう
diluvium
大洪水だいこうずい
heavy flooding
洪大無辺こうだいむへん
boundless

Additional Examples

町は嵐の後の洪水で破壊された。
The town was destroyed by the flood after the storm.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 洪

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