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 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.

堰

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

整然

せいぜん

orderly

井戸端会議

いどばたかいぎ

content-free chat

ちちり星

ちちりぼし

Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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.

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