畔
畔 — Paddy ridge
paddy ridge, levee
On’yomiハン (han)
Kun’yomiあぜ (aze)
Kun’yomiくろ (kuro)
Kun’yomiほとり (hotori)
Stroke order (10 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 畔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 湖畔 | こはん kohan | lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront |
| 河畔 | かはん kahan | riverside |
Study notes
畔 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2049 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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