What does kanji 巛 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 巛 is curving river radical (no.47).

How is kanji 巛 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 巛 are かわ; the onyomi readings are セン.

Example words that use kanji 巛 include 巛.

巛

Meaning

curving river radical (no.47)

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まがりかわ

kanji "curving river" radical (variant of radical 47)

5 reference sentences

この漢字は巛を部首に持つ。

This kanji has the curving river radical.

辞書では巛は四十七番の部首だ。

In the dictionary, it is radical number forty-seven.

巛は水の流れを表している。

It represents the flow of water.

巛の形は川の曲がり方に似ている。

Its shape resembles the bends of a river.

先生は巛を見て水流を連想しなさいと言った。

The teacher told us to think of a water current when we see that shape.