瀬 – rapids, current, torrent

19 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1152 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 瀬 means rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ライ (rai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is せ (se). It is written with 19 strokes, under radical 水 (no. 85).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ライ	rai
Kun’yomi	せ	se

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: ｜・貝・目・ハ・汁・頁・木・口.

Words using 瀬

瀬戸物せとものearthenware

Example sentences

その店は瀬戸物を使っている。

The store carries earthenware.

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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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