Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

704 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: creek, inlet, bay

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コウ large river (esp. the Yangtze), Lake Biwa

コウジョウ (on the) bank of a large river

チョウコウ Yangtze River, Changjiang River

揚子 ヨウスコウ Yangtze River (in China)

Kunyomi Examples

inlet, bay

えん fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together), relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship), pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes), narrow open-air veranda

ほりえ canal

まつえ Matsue (city in Shimane)