淵 — kanji meaning “abyss”
淵
abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths
- Meanings
- abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths
- On'yomi
- エン (en)、カク (kaku)、コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- ふち、かた.い、はなわ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #1593 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- yuān — Chinese character page
Words with 淵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深淵 | しんえん shin'en | abyss; ravine |
| 淵源 | えんげん engen | origin |
| 淵叢 | えんそう ensou | gathering spot; center; centre |
| 海淵 | かいえん kaien | (ocean) deep; deepest part of a trench |
| 淵酔 | えんすい ensui | type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later |
| 淵底 | えんてい entei | bottom depths (of water); abyss |
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