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游

游 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. （水に漂うように）ゆらゆらする。
  2. 泳ぐ
  3. （一箇所にとどまらないで）ぶらぶらする。
  4. 本拠とする場所から離れる。
  5. あそぶ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「水」+音符「斿」。「およぐ」を意味する漢語｛游｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

float, swim

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ユウ
  • リュウ
Kun (native)
  • あそ(び)
  • あそ(ぶ)
  • およ(ぐ)
Other languages
  • 拼音you2
  • 한글yu
  • Hán-ViệtDu

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
水(みず)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+6E38

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰氵斿

Words using this kanji

  • 游蛇ゆうだナミヘビ下目ユウダ科に属する蛇の総称。water snake

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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1-3-9
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3814.7
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3a8.10
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