渓
渓 — Mountain stream
mountain stream, valley
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiたに (tani)
Kun’yomiたにがわ (tanigawa)
Stroke order (11 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 渓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渓谷 | けいこく keikoku | valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine |
| 渓流 | けいりゅう keiryuu | mountain stream; mountain torrent |
| 雪渓 | せっけい sekkei | snowy valley |
Study notes
渓 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2063 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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