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溝

gutter
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingコウ
Kun readingみぞ

Meanings

  1. gutterRtK
    溝を掘り終えたら花を植えるのは簡単だよ。After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.tatoeba
  2. ditch
    彼はその浅い溝を飛び越えた。He leaped over the shallow ditch.tatoeba
    彼はジャンプして溝を越えた。He jumped over a ditch.tatoeba
  3. sewer
  4. drain
  5. 10**32
  1. trench
  2. groove

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · funnel · cone · celery · again

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1960

Compound words

太った男が浅い溝を飛び越えて、よろけた。みぞ
The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.tatoeba
太った男が浅い溝を飛び越えて、よろけた。
The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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