JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 沖: "open sea, offing, rise high into sky"
The kanji 沖 means "open sea, offing, rise high into sky". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チュウ in on'yomi and おき, おきつ, ちゅう.する, わく 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)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おきおきつちゅう.するわく
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 | open sea, offing, rise high into sky |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 929 of 2,501 |
Common words with 沖
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 沖open sea · Okinawa
- 沖縄Okinawa (city, prefecture)
- 沖合off the coast; offshore; out at sea
- 沖縄県Okinawa Prefecture
- 沖縄本島place : main island of Okinawa
- 沖縄戦Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
- 沖縄料理Okinawan food; Okinawan cuisine
- 沖縄諸島place : Okinawa Islands
- 沖天rising into the heavens
- 沖釣りoffshore fishing
- 沖地震offshore earthquake
- 沖仲仕longshoreman; stevedore
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