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What does the kanji 渓 mean?

渓 means mountain stream, valley. On'yomi ケイ. Kun'yomi たに、たにがわ.

Quick facts
On'yomiケイ
Kun'yomiたに、たにがわ
Strokes11
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ケイKun'yomi たに、たにがわ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes

mountain stream, valley

Memory hook

Water (氵) threading the ravine (奚) — MOUNTAIN STREAM, VALLEY.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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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.