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淵

淵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 深い場所。ふち。
  2. 深い。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。初文は深い淵を象る象形文字で、のち意符「水」を加えて「淵」の字形となる。「ふち」を意味する漢語｛淵｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • エン
  • カク
  • コウ
Kun (native)
  • ふち
  • かた(い)
  • はなわ
Other languages
  • 拼音yuan1
  • 한글yeon
  • Hán-ViệtUyên

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6DF5

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵𣶒

Words using this kanji

  • 淵ふちdeep pool, deep water, abyss, depths (e.g. of despair)
  • 淵源えんげん物事の。origin
  • 淵叢えんそうgathering spot, center, centre
  • 淵酔えんすい(サ変名詞)。 宴水の異表記。type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later, being dead drunk, being very drunk
  • 淵底えんてい深い淵の底。 物事の究極。 （副詞的に）深く。詳細に。bottom depths (of water), abyss, depths (of something), bottom

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

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