JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 井: "well, well crib, town"
The kanji 井 means "well, well crib, town, community". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セイ, ショウ in on'yomi and い 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)
セイショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い
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 | well, well crib, town, community |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 339 of 2,501 |
Common words with 井
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 天井ceiling · ceiling price; (price) ceiling
- 井well
- 井戸water well
- 市井the street; the town
- 天井裏above the ceiling
- 福井Fukui (city, prefecture)
- 井戸水well water
- 井戸端会議content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
- 今井place : Imai
- 永井place : Nagai
- 天井知らずskyrocketing (prices)
- 井戸端side of well
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