冲

Meaning

Kanji 冲

offing

offing, open sea, rise high into sky

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
おきおきつちゅう.するわく
Onyomi 音読み
チュウ
Nanori 名乗り
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Similar Kanji
仲 • 沖 • 串 • 中 • 忠 • 狆 • 忡

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

沖する

ちゅうする

to rise up into the air

沖天

ちゅうてん

rising into the heavens

錯和

ちょんぼ

mistakenly announcing a win without having all the requisite tiles

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

船は朝早く港を出て冲へ向かった。

The ship left the harbor early in the morning and headed for the open sea.

岸から見ると、漁船はすでに冲にいた。

From the shore, the fishing boat already seemed to be offshore.

冲に出るほど波が高くなった。

The farther out to sea we went, the higher the waves became.

夕暮れの冲に小さな島影が浮かんでいた。

At dusk, the silhouette of a small island floated on the offing.

嵐の前には冲の色が急に暗くなる。

Before a storm, the color of the open sea suddenly turns dark.