湾
湾 — Gulf
gulf, bay, inlet
On’yomiワン (wan)
Kun’yomiいりえ (irie)
Stroke order (12 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 湾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
| 湾岸 | わんがん wangan | gulf coast; bay coast |
| 湾 | わん wan | bay; gulf; inlet |
| 港湾 | こうわん kouwan | harbour; harbor |
| メキシコ湾 | メキシコわん mekishikowan | Gulf of Mexico |
| 港湾局 | こうわんきょく kouwankyoku | Port and Harbor Authority |
Study notes
湾 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #545 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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