津
津 — Haven
haven, port, harbor, ferry
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiつ (tsu)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 津
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 津波 | つなみ tsunami | tsunami; tidal wave |
| 興味津々 | きょうみしんしん kyoumishinshin | very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in) |
| 津々浦々 | つつうらうら tsutsuuraura | all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land |
Study notes
津 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1036 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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