Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

339 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: well, well crib, town, community

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: セイ ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: two

Examples

Onyomi Examples

セイ well curb, Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

整然 セイゼン orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate

シセイ the street, the town

整々 セイセイ well-ordered, in good order, orderly

Kunyomi Examples

well

せき dam, weir, barrier, sluice

つつい round well

しせい the street, the town