What does kanji 滝 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 滝 is waterfall.

How is kanji 滝 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 滝 are たき; the onyomi readings are ロウ, ソウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 滝?

The main radical for kanji 滝 is 水.

What words use kanji 滝?

Example words that use kanji 滝 include 滝口, 滝川, 滝つぼ, 滝に打たれる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

滝

Meaning

Kanji 滝

waterfall

waterfall, rapids, cascade

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たき
Onyomi 音読み: ロウソウ
Nanori 名乗り: らき

Variant: 泷 (Itaiji) • Old form: 瀧 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1478
Strokes: 13
Radical: 水
Components: 汁 • 田 • 立 • 竜
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 13 entries that include this kanji.

滝口

たきぐち

top of a waterfall

滝川

たきがわ

rapids

滝つぼ

たきつぼ

plunge basin

滝に打たれる

たきにうたれる

to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)

滝汗

たきあせ

profuse sweating

滝行

たきぎょう

ritual acts performed under a waterfall

滝登り

たきのぼり

(fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall

枯れ滝

かれたき

simulated waterfall in a dry garden

女滝

めだき

smaller waterfall (of the two)

小滝

こだき

small waterfall

男滝

おだき

greater waterfall (of the two)

白滝

しらたき

waterfall resembling a white sheet

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

その滝はとても高い。

That waterfall is very tall.

夏に滝を見に行った。

I went to see a waterfall in summer.

滝の音が部屋まで聞こえる。

The sound of the waterfall can be heard all the way to the room.

この滝は冬になると凍る。

This waterfall freezes in winter.

道の先に小さな滝がある。

There is a small waterfall at the end of the path.

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Kanji 滝

Readings

Related vocabulary

滝口

滝川

滝つぼ

滝に打たれる

滝汗

滝行

滝登り

枯れ滝

女滝

小滝

男滝

白滝

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