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氵water (left)kanji family

氵 is the water (left) component. Explore the 113 kanji that use it — compare their structure, readings, meanings, and example vocabulary on the map. It is the form 水 takes inside another kanji.

Kangxi radical 85

海sea, oceanJLPT N5 注pour, irrigateJLPT N4 泳swimJLPT N4 洋ocean, seaJLPT N4 漢sino-, chinaJLPT N4 決decide, fixJLPT N3 治reign, be at peaceJLPT N3 法method, lawJLPT N3 洗washJLPT N3 活lively, resuscitationJLPT N3 流current, a sinkJLPT N3 浮floating, floatJLPT N3 消extinguish, blow outJLPT N3 酒sake, alcoholJLPT N3 深deep, heightenJLPT N3 済settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden)JLPT N3 渡transit, fordJLPT N3 温warm, temperatureJLPT N3 港harborJLPT N3 満full, fullnessJLPT N3 落fall, dropJLPT N3 演performance, actJLPT N3 汗sweat, perspireJLPT N2 汚dirty, polluteJLPT N2 池pond, cisternJLPT N2 沈sink, be submergedJLPT N2 河riverJLPT N2 沸seethe, boilJLPT N2 油oil, fatJLPT N2 況condition, situationJLPT N2 泊overnight stay, put up atJLPT N2 波waves, billowsJLPT N2 泥mud, mireJLPT N2 浅shallow, superficialJLPT N2 浴bathe, be favored withJLPT N2 涙tears, sympathyJLPT N2 液fluid, liquidJLPT N2 涼refreshing, nice and coolJLPT N2 混mix, blendJLPT N2 清clear, pureJLPT N2 減dwindle, decreaseJLPT N2 測fathom, planJLPT N2 湖lakeJLPT N2 湯hot water, bathJLPT N2 湾gulf, bayJLPT N2 湿damp, wetJLPT N2 塗paint, plasterJLPT N2 準semi-, correspond toJLPT N2 溶melt, dissolveJLPT N2 滴drip, dropJLPT N2 漁fishing, fisheryJLPT N2 濃concentrated, thickJLPT N2 薄dilute, thinJLPT N2 濯laundry, washJLPT N2 汁soup, juiceJLPT N1 江creek, inletJLPT N1 汰washing, sievingJLPT N1 汽vapor, steamJLPT N1 沖open sea, offingJLPT N1 沙sandJLPT N1 没drown, sinkJLPT N1 沢swamp, marshJLPT N1 沼marsh, lakeJLPT N1 沿run alongside, follow alongJLPT N1 泌ooze, flowJLPT N1 泡bubbles, foamJLPT N1 泣cry, weepJLPT N1 染dye, colorJLPT N1 洞den, caveJLPT N1 津haven, portJLPT N1 洪deluge, floodJLPT N1 派faction, groupJLPT N1 浄clean, purifyJLPT N1 浜seacoast, beachJLPT N1 浦bay, creekJLPT N1 浪wandering, wavesJLPT N1 浸immersed, soakJLPT N1 涯horizon, shoreJLPT N1 淑graceful, gentleJLPT N1 淡thin, faintJLPT N1 添annexed, accompanyJLPT N1 渇thirst, dry upJLPT N1 渉ford, go crossJLPT N1 渋astringent, hesitateJLPT N1 渓mountain stream, valleyJLPT N1 渦whirlpool, eddyJLPT N1 湧boil, fermentJLPT N1 滋nourishing, more & moreJLPT N1 滞stagnate, be delayedJLPT N1 源source, originJLPT N1 溝gutter, ditchJLPT N1 滅destroy, ruinJLPT N1 滑slippery, slideJLPT N1 滝waterfall, rapidsJLPT N1 漠vague, obscureJLPT N1 漂drift, float (on liquid)JLPT N1 漆lacquer, varnishJLPT N1 漏leak, escapeJLPT N1 漫cartoon, involuntarilyJLPT N1 漬pickling, soakJLPT N1 漸steadily, gradually advancingJLPT N1 潔undefiled, pureJLPT N1 潜submerge, concealJLPT N1 潟lagoonJLPT N1 潤wet, be wateredJLPT N1 潮tide, salt waterJLPT N1 澄lucidity, be clearJLPT N1 激violent, get excitedJLPT N1 濁voiced, uncleannessJLPT N1 藩clan, enclosureJLPT N1 瀬rapids, currentJLPT N1 簿register, record bookJLPT N1 藻seaweed, duckweedJLPT N1

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