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drown
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingデキ、ジョウ、ニョウ
Kun readingいばり、おぼ.れる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. drown
    チャルズは若い時に放蕩生活に耽溺していました。Charles lived a life of debauchery when he was young.tatoeba
    彼は池で溺れそうになっている子どもを助けた。He saved a child from drowning in a pond.tatoeba
  2. indulge
  3. drowningRtK
  1. to struggle in the water
  2. to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe
  3. to (nearly) drown
  4. to indulge in
  5. to lose one's head over something

Popular Usage

溺れる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · weak · bow (弓) · ice (冫)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1324

Compound words

溺れるおぼれる
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something
耽溺たんでき
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.)
溺愛できあい
infatuation
溺死できし
death by drowning
溺水できすい
drowning
惑溺わくでき
indulgence
酖溺たんでき
indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.)
溺死者できししゃ
drowned person
溺死体できしたい
drowned body
溺れ込むおぼれこむ
to drown

Additional Examples

彼は船から転落し溺死した。
He fell overboard and drowned.tatoeba
彼は川で泳いでいるうちに溺死しました。
He drowned while swimming in the river.tatoeba
彼は小さな男の子が溺れて死にかけているのを助けてやった。
He saved a little boy from drowning.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

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