Kanji

What does the kanji 汐 mean?

汐 means evening tide. On'yomi セキ. Kun'yomi しお、うしお、せい.

Quick facts
On'yomiセキ
Kun'yomiしお、うしお、せい
Strokes6
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi セキKun'yomi しお、うしお、せい
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework6 strokes

evening tide

Memory hook

The water (氵) rising quietly as evening (夕) comes on — EVENING TIDE.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.