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Meanings Spotted an issue? Radicals and components Components 氵 water 胡 barbarian 古 old 十 ten 口 mouth 月 moon
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氵 water left · 3 strokes · form of 水 → 胡 barbarianphoneticコ right · 9 strokes →
Mnemonic (RtK) ⓘ water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · uncivilized · zombie · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 159
Compound words Lake Biwa; Biwako Lake Ashi, a scenic crater lake in Hakone with views of Mount Fuji. lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters lake; lake water lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront lagoon lakeshore lake country, lakeland on the lake lake bed, lake bottom lake surface the public marshes and lakes salt lake dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.) crater lake artificial lake saltwater lake dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.) dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.) dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.) Lake Biwa catfish (Silurus biwaensis) Context Examples ▲ On Reading Examples
Lake Towada is in the north of Japan.tatoeba Lake Towada is famous for its beauty.tatoeba 私たちはスペリオル湖 まで景色のよい自動車動をドライブした。 こ We went for a scenic drive as far as Lake Superior.tatoeba The old church by the lake is very beautiful.tatoeba Kun Reading Examples
He cast his line into the lake.tatoeba He wandered around the lake.tatoeba He ran down to the lake.tatoeba He threw a stone into the lake.tatoeba Additional Examples
He cast his line into the lake.tatoeba He conducted us on a tour around the lake.tatoeba He wandered around the lake.tatoeba He ran down to the lake.tatoeba Stroke Order 12 strokes
Lake. 氵 (water) + 胡 — a large body of still water.
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