Kanji

What does the kanji 礁 mean?

礁 means reef, shoal. On'yomi ショウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ
Strokes17
Main radical石
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウ
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework17 strokes

reef, shoal

Memory hook

The bird (隹) over the fire (灬) never sees the rock (石) hidden below the water — REEF.

Main radical

石stone 5 strokes

Stroke order · 17 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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