What does kanji 江 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 江 is creek.

How is kanji 江 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 江 are え; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 江?

The main radical for kanji 江 is 水.

What words use kanji 江?

Example words that use kanji 江 include 江戸, 江, 江戸っ児, 江戸前.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

江

Meaning

Kanji 江

creek

creek, inlet, bay

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: え
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: くんとうみみりえ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #704
Strokes: 6
Radical: 水
Components: 工 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 32 common entries

Showing 32 of 82 entries that include this kanji.

江戸

えど

Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo)

江

え

inlet

江戸っ児

えどっこ

(true) Tokyoite

江戸前

えどまえ

Tokyo style

江上

こうじょう

(on the) bank of a large river

江戸時代

えどじだい

Edo period (1603-1868)

江ノ電

えノでん

Enoshima Electric Railway (abbr)

江ノ島電鉄

えのしまでんてつ

Enoshima Electric Railway

江河

こうが

Yangtze and Yellow rivers

江原道

こうげんどう

Kangwon Province (North Korea)

江戸のかたきを長崎で討つ

えどのかたきをながさきでうつ

to hit someone where they least expect it

江戸の華

えどのはな

widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

小さな江に橋がかかっている。

A bridge crosses the small creek.

船は静かな江に入った。

The boat entered a quiet inlet.

この江は波が穏やかだ。

The water in this bay is calm.

村は山と江にはさまれている。

The village lies between the mountain and the inlet.

入り江の奥に小さな港がある。

There is a small harbor at the back of the inlet.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.