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滝

waterfall
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingロウ、ソウ
Kun readingたき
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. waterfallRtK
    裸で滝に打たれている男性を見た。I saw a man standing naked under the waterfall.tatoeba
    谷は滝の音を反響する。The valley echoes the sound of the waterfall.tatoeba
  2. rapids
  3. cascade

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · dragon · vase · stand up (立) · eel · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 576

Compound words

滝口たきぐち
top of a waterfall
滝川たきがわ
rapids
雌滝めだき
smaller waterfall (of the two)
女滝めだき
smaller waterfall (of the two)
小滝こだき
small waterfall
滝壷たきつぼ
plunge basin
滝壺たきつぼ
plunge basin
白滝しらたき
shirataki noodles
滝つぼたきつぼ
plunge basin
滝登りたきのぼり
(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall

Additional Examples

滝のような汗が顔から流れ始めた。
A waterfall of sweat began to pour down my face.tatoeba
橋の上流に滝がある。
There is a waterfall above the bridge.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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