Japanese symbol for “dredging”
浚渫
しゅんせつ
Romaji: shunsetsu
dredging
In Japanese, dredging is 浚渫, read しゅんせつ (shunsetsu).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt dredging
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浚渫船 | しゅんせつせん shunsetsusen | dredger (boat); dredging vessel |
| 浚う | さらう sarau | to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge |
| 井戸浚え | いどさらえ idosarae | well cleaning |
| お浚い | おさらい osarai | review; rehearsal |
| 浚渫作業 | しゅんせつさぎょう shunsetsusagyou | dredging operations |
| 浚渫機 | しゅんせつき shunsetsuki | dredging machine; dredge; dredger |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.