井 – well, well crib, town

4 strokesTaught in grade 4#339 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 井 means well, well crib, town, community. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ショウ (sei, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is い (i). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 二 (no. 7).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	い	i

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: 二 (Kangxi radical 7). Components: ｜・ノ・一・二.

Words using 井

井戸いどwater well

Example sentences

井戸には少しの水も無かった。

There was no water in the well.

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Kanji with the same radical

二五互云

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