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浦

bay
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingホ
Kun readingうら

Meanings

  1. bayRtK
    三浦氏はある週刊誌に対して名誉毀損の訴えを起こした。Mr Miura brought an action of libel against a weekly magazine.tatoeba
    兄は先月浦和にマイホームを建てた。My brother had a house built in Urawa last month.tatoeba
  2. creek
  3. inlet
  4. gulf
  5. beach
  6. seacoast
  1. seashore

Homonyms

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Same reading (うら)
裏 · opposite side

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · dog-tag · arrowhead · screwdriver · utilize · utilise

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1980

Compound words

乙姫様は浦島太郎に美しい玉手箱をくれました。
Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.tatoeba
ペリーは浦賀に1853年に来航した。
Perry visited Uraga in 1853.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 浦

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