JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 浦: "bay, creek, inlet"
The kanji 浦 means "bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホ in on'yomi and うら 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)
ホ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うら
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 | bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 977 of 2,501 |
Common words with 浦
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 浦inlet · seashore; beach
- 浦島太郎Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
- 杉浦place : Sugiura
- 津々浦々all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide
- 浦島place : Urashima
- 三浦半島place : Miura Peninsula
- 全国津々浦々all over the country
- 浦辺seacoast
- 浦和レッズUrawa Red Diamonds (Japanese pro soccer team) (abbr)
- 和歌の浦place : Wakanoura
- 浦原place : Urahara
- 浦風sea breeze
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