津 – haven, port, harbor

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The kanji 津 means haven, port, harbor, ferry. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン (shin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ (tsu). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シン	shin
Kun’yomi	つ	tsu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 水 (Kangxi radical 85). Components: 汁・聿.

Words using 津

津波つなみtsunami

Example sentences

津波で流されてしまったのです。

It is carried away by tidal waves.

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Kanji with the same radical

決法治派済活海求水減演流沢消準渡

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