Readings
Meanings
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
Radicals and components
Components
How it's built溝
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Mnemonic (RtK)
ⓘwater (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · funnel · cone · celery · again
From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1960
Additional Examples
The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.tatoeba The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.tatoeba Stroke Order
13 strokes
Practice Writing
Practice Writing 溝
Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step