What does kanji 井 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 井 is well.

How is kanji 井 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 井 are い; the onyomi readings are セイ, ショウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 井?

Kanji 井 is taught in Jōyō Grade 4.

What is the main radical of kanji 井?

The main radical for kanji 井 is 二.

What words use kanji 井?

Example words that use kanji 井 include 井堰, 井戸, 井, 井戸掘り.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 7

井

Meaning

Kanji 井

well

well, well crib, town, community

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: い
Onyomi 音読み: セイショウ
Nanori 名乗り: いのさいひ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 4
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #339
Strokes: 4
Radical: 二
Components: 一 • ｜ • ノ • 二 • 井
Kanji Kentei: Level 7
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 127 entries that include this kanji.

井堰

いせき

dam

井戸

いど

water well

井

い

well

井戸掘り

いどほり

well digging

井筒

いづつ

family crest design based on a square wooden well curb

井戸水

いどみず

well water

井然

せいぜん

orderly

井戸端会議

いどばたかいぎ

content-free chat

井々

せいせい

well-ordered

井の中の蛙

いのなかのかわず

person who is ignorant of the real world

井の中の蛙、大海を知らず

いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず

the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean

井蛙

せいあ

frog in a well

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

井戸の水は清潔だ。

The water from the well is clean.

井戸の周りに人々が集まる。

People gather around the well.

井戸は町の中心にある。

The well is located in the center of the town.

井戸の形をした飾り物。

A decoration shaped like a well.

この町には井戸がいくつかある。

There are several wells in this town.

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

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