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井

well
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ
Kun readingい
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. wellRtK
  2. well crib
  3. town
  4. community
  1. water well

Popular Usage

井戸伊井

Radicals and components

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Compound words

井戸いど
water well
天井てんじょう
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
油井ゆせい
oil well
筒井つつい
round well
井堰せき
dam
井桁いげた
well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends
井綱いづな
well rope
井守いもり
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
井泉せいせん
(water) well
井底せいてい
well bottom
井筒いづつ
well curb
鑿井さくせい
well drilling
井戸綱いどづな
well rope
井戸車いどぐるま
well pulley
井戸水いどみず
well water
井戸側いどがわ
well curb
井戸端いどばた
side of well
天井裏てんじょううら
above the ceiling
櫻井鉱さくらいこう
sakuraiite
井戸屋形いどやかた
well roof
井戸掘りいどほり
well digging
井戸替えいどがえ
well cleaning
井戸浚えいどさらえ
well cleaning
天井桟敷てんじょうさじき
gallery (in a theatre)

Kun Reading Examples

井の中の蛙、大海を知らず。い
He who stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は天井を青く塗った。
He painted the ceiling blue.tatoeba
彼は天井を見上げた。
He looked up at the ceiling.tatoeba
彼は天井に頭をぶつけた。
He bumped his head against the ceiling.tatoeba
彼は天井に手が届くほど背が高い。
He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling.tatoeba
高麗高木井戸茶碗
Goryeo Ido tea bowlwiki
井戸茶碗　銘・喜左衛門
Ido Tea Bowl Inscribed Kizaemonwiki

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 井

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