井

井 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

well, well crib, town, community

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Nanori (used in names)

Other languages

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Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻廾一

井戸いど「いど」を参照。和文通話表で「ゐ」を表す。water well
井い（い）井戸。well
井筒いづつwell curb, well kerb, family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
井戸掘りいどほりwell digging, well digger
井戸水いどみずwell water
井戸端会議いどばたかいぎ（主婦らが共同井戸周辺で、家事をしながら世間話をしたことから）女が集まって行なう簡単な会話、おしゃべり。content-free chat, idle gossip, watercooler talk
井せい（い）井戸。well curb, Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
井桁いげたwell curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends, pattern resembling the symbol #, parallel crosses, number sign
井綱いづなwell rope
井守いもりnewt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
井泉せいせん井戸。井戸の水。(water) well, well water
井底せいていwell bottom, narrow place
井蛙せいあ井戸の中に暮らす蛙。見識が狭いこと。また、そのような人。frog in a well
井水せいすい井戸の水。井戸水。well water
井楼せいろう戦場で偵察のため材木を組んで立てたやぐら。wooden watchtower, battlefield watchtower
井戸綱いどづなwell rope
井戸車いどぐるまwell pulley
井戸側いどがわwell curb
井戸端いどばたside of well
井守鮫イモリザメsalamander shark (Parmaturus pilosus)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.