What does kanji 溝 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 溝 is gutter.

How is kanji 溝 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 溝 are みぞ; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 溝?

The main radical for kanji 溝 is 水.

What words use kanji 溝?

Example words that use kanji 溝 include 溝, ドブに捨てる, どぶ川, ドブ板.

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溝

Meaning

Kanji 溝

gutter

gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: みぞ
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: どぶ

Variant: 㳰 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1736
Strokes: 13
Radical: 水
Components: 一 • ｜ • 冂 • 十 • 汁
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 構 • 媾 • 搆 • 遘 • 斠 • 冓 • 煹

Related vocabulary

30 common entries

Showing 30 of 54 entries that include this kanji.

溝

みぞ

gap (between people, countries, etc.)

ドブに捨てる

どぶにすてる

to throw down the drain

どぶ川

どぶがわ

ditch with running water

ドブ板

どぶいた

boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.)

ドブ板営業

どぶいたえいぎょう

grassroots sales

溝がある

みぞがある

to be estranged

溝さらい

どぶさらい

cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain

溝レール

みぞレール

grooved rail

溝隠

みぞかくし

Chinese lobelia (Lobelia chinensis)

溝貝

どぶがい

Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana)

溝渠

こうきょ

ditch

溝掘り機

みぞほりき

ditching machine

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

道の横に深い溝がある。

There is a deep ditch by the side of the road.

雨で溝に水があふれた。

Because of the rain, the drain overflowed with water.

庭に小さな溝を掘った。

I dug a small ditch in the yard.

溝のふたが少しずれている。

The gutter cover is slightly out of place.

この溝は畑に水を送るためのものだ。

This channel is used to send water to the field.