Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

1593 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths

Kunyomi: ふち かた.い はなわ

Onyomi: エン カク コウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

エンゲン origin

エンスイ type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later, being dead drunk, being very drunk

シンエン abyss, ravine

カイエン (ocean) deep, deepest part of a trench

Kunyomi Examples

ふち deep pool, deep water, abyss, depths (e.g. of despair, etc.), grip (e.g. of death)