JLPT N1 · 17 strokes
Kanji 礁: "reef, sunken rock"
The kanji 礁 means "reef, sunken rock". It is written with 17 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ in on'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)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | reef, sunken rock |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 17 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1977 of 2,501 |
Common words with 礁
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 岩礁reef
- 座礁running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
- 暗礁に乗り上げるto run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef · to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties; to hit a snag
- 暗礁reef; sunken rock · unforeseen difficulty
- 礁reef
- 環礁atoll; circular coral reef
- 礁湖barrier lagoon; coral-reef lagoon
- 魚礁fish reef; reef where fish live and breed
- ビキニ環礁place : Bikini Atoll
- 離礁refloating; getting off a reef; getting off the rocks
- 座礁船stranded ship; ship that has run aground
- ムルロア環礁place : Muruora atoll (French H-bomb test site)
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