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潟

lagoon
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingセキ
Kun readingかた、-がた
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lagoonRtK
    新潟は雪が多い。They have much snow in Niigata.tatoeba
    ええ。でも北海道より新潟のほうがもっと降りますよ。Yes, it does. But it snows more in Niigata than in Hokkaido.tatoeba
  1. inlet
  2. creek
  3. tidal beach
  4. tidal flat

Synonyms

干潟

Homonyms

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Same reading (かた)
方 · direction型 · type肩 · shoulder過多 · excess

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) · mortar · tail feathers

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2195

Compound words

干潟ひがた
tidal flat; tideland
新潟にいがた
Niigata (city, prefecture)
潟湖せきこ
lagoon
新潟県にいがたけん
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
新潟縣にいがたけん
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
潮干潟しおひがた
tidal flat
難波潟なにわがた
Naniwa Bay (old name for Osaka Bay)
明石潟あかしがた
Camellia sasanqua 'Akasigata' (cultivar of Christmas camellia)
干潟星雲ひがたせいうん
Lagoon Nebula
アルビレックス新潟アルビレックスにいがた
Albirex Niigata (professional football club)

Additional Examples

ええ。でも北海道より新潟のほうがもっと降りますよ。
Yes, it does. But it snows more in Niigata than in Hokkaido.tatoeba
１人は福岡に住んでいて、残りは新潟に住んでいます。
One lives in Fukuoka, and the others live in Niigata.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 潟

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