JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 滝: "waterfall, rapids, cascade"
The kanji 滝 means "waterfall, rapids, cascade". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ロウ, ソウ in on'yomi and たき in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
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Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ロウソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たき
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 | waterfall, rapids, cascade |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1478 of 2,501 |
Common words with 滝
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 滝waterfall · rapids
- 滝川rapids
- 滝に打たれるto stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
- 滝口top of a waterfall
- 滝行ritual acts performed under a waterfall
- 鳴滝place : Narutaki
- 白滝shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki · waterfall resembling a white sheet
- 滝本place : Takimoto
- 滝登り(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall
- 滝壷plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
- 滝汗profuse sweating
- 那智の滝place : Nachi Falls
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