液
液 — Fluid
fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion
On’yomiエキ (eki)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 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 液
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 液晶 | えきしょう ekishou | liquid crystal |
| 液体 | えきたい ekitai | liquid |
| 血液型 | けつえきがた ketsuekigata | blood type; blood group |
| 液 | えき eki | liquid; fluid |
| 液化 | えきか ekika | liquefaction |
Study notes
液 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1210 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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