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淵

abyss
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingエン、カク、コウ
Kun readingふち、かた.い、はなわ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. abyss
  2. edge
  3. deep pool
  4. the depths
  5. abyss (old)RtK
  1. deep water
  2. depths (e.g. of despair)
  3. grip (e.g. of death)

Synonyms

瀬

Homonyms

ⓘ
Same reading (ふち)
縁 · rim

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
淵
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Compound words

海淵かいえん
(ocean) deep
深淵しんえん
abyss
淵源えんげん
origin
淵酔えんすい
type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later
淵叢えんそう
gathering spot
淵底えんてい
bottom depths (of water)
淵藪えんそう
gathering spot
深淵に臨むが如ししんえんにのぞむがごとし
like looking out on an abyss

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 淵

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step