漕

rowing

Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingソウ

Kun readingこ.ぐ、はこ.ぶ

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

rowingRtK
私たちは流れに逆らってボートを漕いでいました。We were rowing against the current.tatoeba
交替でボートを漕ごうよ。Let's take turns rowing the boat.tatoeba
scull
paddle

to row
to paddle
to scull
to pull (the oars)
to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)

Radicals and components

Radical水water 氵variant 氺variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · cadet · one (一) · bend · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1259

Compound words

to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars); to pedal (a bicycle, etc.)

競漕きょうそう

漕艇そうてい

力漕りきそう

回漕業かいそうぎょう

shipping business

漕着けるこぎつける

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.)

漕ぎつけるこぎつける

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.)

漕ぎ着けるこぎつける

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.)

漕ぎ付けるこぎつける

to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.)

自転車を漕ぐじてんしゃをこぐ

to pedal a bicycle

Additional Examples

かわるがわるボート漕ごう。

Let's row the boat in turn.tatoeba

じゃあ２人乗りを許してやるからお前漕げ、俺が荷台に乗るから。

Well then I'll allow two on a bike, but you pedal, because I'll ride on the rack.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 漕

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step