Japanese symbol for “inlet”
江
え
Romaji: e
inlet; bay
In Japanese, inlet is 江, read え (e).
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Meanings
- n inlet; bay
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inlet”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浦 | うら ura | inlet |
| 湾 | わん wan | bay; gulf; inlet |
| 内海 | ないかい naikai | inland sea; inlet; gulf |
| 入り江 | いりえ irie | inlet; cove; creek |
| 潟 | かた kata | inlet; creek |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 江戸 | えど edo | Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo |
| 堀江 | ほりえ horie | canal |
| 江上 | こうじょう koujou | (on the) bank of a large river |
| 江戸前 | えどまえ edomae | Tokyo style |
| 長江 | ちょうこう choukou | Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River |
| 近江 | おうみ oumi | Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inlet”.
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