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橋

Bridge
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingキョウ
Kun readingはし
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3Level 13

Meanings

  1. bridgeRtK

Synonyms

ブリッジ

Homonyms

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Same reading (はし)
箸 · chopsticks端 · end (e.g. of street)

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
橋
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · angel · heavens · mouth (口) · hood (冂) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 460

Compound words

高橋たかはし
Japanese name
橋脚きょうきゃく
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
桟橋さんばし
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
石橋いしばし
stone bridge
鉄橋てっきょう
railway bridge; iron bridge
新橋しんばし
Shinbashi (Tokyo)
陸橋りっきょう
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; viaduct; land bridge
架橋かきょう
bridge-building; bridge construction; bridge; bridging (e.g. the gap between theory and practice); cross-linking
船橋ふなばし
pontoon bridge; floating bridge
橋渡しはしわたし
mediation; good offices; go-between; intermediary; mediator
歩道橋ほどうきょう
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
仮橋かりばし
temporary bridge
艦橋かんきょう
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
橋杭はしぐい
bridge pillar
橋畔きょうはん
approach to a bridge
橋梁きょうりょう
bridge
橋杙はしぐい
bridge pillar
桁橋けたばし
girder bridge
剣橋ケンブリッジ
Cambridge
舟橋ふなばし
pontoon bridge
棧橋さんばし
wharf
一本橋いっぽんばし
log bridge
可動橋かどうきょう
movable bridge
丸木橋まるきばし
log bridge

Kun Reading Examples

彼の計画は、その川に橋を架けることです。はし
His plan is to build a bridge over that river.tatoeba
彼の家は橋の向こうにあります。はし
His house is on the other side of the bridge.tatoeba
道は橋のところで急に曲がっています。はし
The path turns sharply at the bridge.tatoeba
当市には橋が多い。はし
There are many bridges in this city.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は生きるためにずいぶん危ない橋を渡った。
He took a lot of chances in order to survive.tatoeba
彼の計画は、その川に橋を架けることです。
His plan is to build a bridge over that river.tatoeba
彼の会社、最近結構危ない橋を渡っているって、もっぱらの噂だよ。
His company is dangling by a thread. That's the rumor I hear.tatoeba
彼の家は橋の向こうにあります。
His house is on the other side of the bridge.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Bridge. 木 (wood) + 喬 (tall) — a high wooden span over water.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 橋

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