Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N2

553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: bridge

Kunyomi: はし

Onyomi: キョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

歩道(ほどうきょう)   pedestrian bridge

(てっきょう)   iron bridge

(はし)   bridge

吊り(つりばし)   suspension bridge

Onyomi Examples

キョウ pons (pontes), pons Varolii, pontine, part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)

キョウキャク bridge pier, pontoon bridge

サンバシ wharf, bridge, jetty, pier

イシバシ stone bridge

Kunyomi Examples

はし bridge

渡し はしわたし mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between), building a bridge

ふなばし pontoon bridge, floating bridge, bridge (of a ship)

浮き うきはし floating bridge, pontoon bridge