JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 江: "creek, inlet, bay"
The kanji 江 means "creek, inlet, bay". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi and え 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)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
え
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 | creek, inlet, bay |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 704 of 2,501 |
Common words with 江
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 江戸Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
- 江inlet; bay
- 江戸時代Edo period (1603-1868)
- 江large river (esp. the Yangtze) · Lake Biwa
- 近江Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
- 江戸城Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
- 入り江inlet; cove; creek; bay
- 江戸っ子(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
- 遠江Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
- 松江Matsue (city in Shimane)
- 江戸幕府Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
- 長江Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River · long river
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