JLPT N1 · 19 strokes
Kanji 瀬: "rapids, current, torrent"
The kanji 瀬 means "rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal". It is written with 19 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ライ in on'yomi and せ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ライ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 19 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1152 of 2,501 |
Common words with 瀬
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 瀬shallows; shoal · rapids; current; torrent
- 遣る瀬無いmiserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless
- 瀬戸際brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
- 逢瀬rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
- 浅瀬shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
- 瀬戸strait; channel
- 高瀬shallow river; shallows · flatboat; river boat
- 立つ瀬がないbeing left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
- 七瀬place : Nanase
- 瀬戸内海Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
- 年の瀬the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
- 早瀬swift current; rapids
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