溺 – drown, indulge

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)N3 vocabulary

The kanji 溺 means drown, indulge. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is デキ、ジョウ、ニョウ (deki, jou, nyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is いばり、おぼ.れる (ibari, oboreru). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	デキ	deki
On’yomi	ジョウ	jou
On’yomi	ニョウ	nyou
Kun’yomi	いばり	ibari
Kun’yomi	おぼ.れる	oboreru

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: 弓・汁・冫.

Words using 溺

溺れるおぼれるto struggle in the water

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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