What does kanji 淵 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 淵 is abyss.

How is kanji 淵 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 淵 are かた.い, はなわ, ふち; the onyomi readings are エン, カク, コウ.

What words use kanji 淵?

Example words that use kanji 淵 include 淵源, 淵酔, 淵叢, 淵底.

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淵

Meaning

Kanji 淵

abyss

abyss, deep pool, edge, the depths

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かた.いはなわふち
Onyomi 音読み: エンカクコウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 渕 (Legal Form) , 渊 (Itaiji) , 渆 (Itaiji) , 㴊 (Itaiji) , 㶜 (Itaiji) , 囦 (Itaiji) , 渁 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1593
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 7 common entries

Showing 7 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

淵源

えんげん

origin

淵酔

えんすい

type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later

淵叢

えんそう

gathering spot

淵底

えんてい

bottom depths (of water)

深淵

しんえん

abyss

海淵

かいえん

(ocean) deep

深淵に臨むが如し

しんえんにのぞむがごとし

like looking out on an abyss

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は絶望の淵に立たされていた。

He was standing on the edge of despair.

深い淵には魚がたくさんいる。

There are many fish in the deep pool.

悲しみの淵に沈んでいる。

I am sinking into the depths of sorrow.

車は谷の淵から落ちた。

The car fell from the edge of the valley.

川の淵で休もう。

Let's rest by the edge of the river.

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