Kanji

What does the kanji 沖 mean?

沖 means offshore, open sea. On'yomi チュウ. Kun'yomi おき、おきつ、ちゅう.する、わく.

Quick facts
On'yomiチュウ
Kun'yomiおき、おきつ、ちゅう.する、わく
Strokes7
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi チュウKun'yomi おき、おきつ、ちゅう.する、わく
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

offshore, open sea

Memory hook

The boat on the water (氵) heading straight for the middle (中) of the sea — OFFSHORE, OPEN SEA.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Common words

  • 沖おきoffshore, open sea

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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.