滝
滝 — Waterfall
waterfall, rapids, cascade
On’yomiロウ (rou)
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiたき (taki)
Stroke order (13 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 滝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滝 | たき taki | waterfall; rapids |
| 滝川 | たきがわ takigawa | rapids |
| 滝口 | たきぐち takiguchi | top of a waterfall |
Study notes
滝 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1478 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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