江
江 — Creek
creek, inlet, bay
On’yomiコウ (kou)
Kun’yomiえ (e)
Stroke order (6 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 江
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 江戸 | えど edo | Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo |
| 江 | え e | inlet; bay |
| 堀江 | ほりえ horie | canal |
| 江戸っ子 | えどっこ edokko | (true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native |
| 江戸時代 | えどじだい edojidai | Edo period (1603-1868) |
| 江戸前 | えどまえ edomae | Tokyo style |
Study notes
江 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #704 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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