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舷

gunwale
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingゲン
Kun readingふなばた、ふなべり
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. gunwaleRtK
  1. side of a boat

Radicals and components

Radical舟boat
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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boat · mysterious · top hat (亠) · cocoon

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2015

Compound words

右舷うげん
starboard
乾舷かんげん
freeboard
舷窓げんそう
porthole
舷側げんそく
ship's side
舷梯げんてい
gangway (ladder)
舷灯げんとう
running lights
舷門げんもん
gangway
左舷さげん
port (left side of vessel)
両舷りょうげん
both sides of a ship
登舷礼とうげんれい
ceremonial assembling of a ship's crew on deck

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 舷

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