Kanji

What does the kanji 潟 mean?

潟 means lagoon (coastal). On'yomi セキ. Kun'yomi かた、-がた.

Quick facts
On'yomiセキ
Kun'yomiかた、-がた
Strokes15
Main radical水
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi セキKun'yomi かた、-がた
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework15 strokes

lagoon (coastal)

Memory hook

Seawater (氵) pooling in a hollow like a mortar (臼) by the shore — LAGOON.

Main radical

水water 4 strokes

Stroke order · 15 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.

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