湾 — kanji meaning “gulf”
湾
gulf, bay, inlet
- Meanings
- gulf, bay, inlet
- On'yomi
- ワン (wan)
- Kun'yomi
- いりえ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #545 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- wān — Chinese character page
Words with 湾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
| 湾岸 | わんがん wangan | gulf coast; bay coast |
| 港湾 | こうわん kouwan | harbour; harbor |
| 湾曲 | わんきょく wankyoku | curve; bend; crook |
| 湾内 | わんない wannai | inside the bay |
| 湾流 | わんりゅう wanryuu | the Gulf Stream |
| 湾口 | わんこう wankou | entrance to a bay; mouth of a bay |
| 港湾局 | こうわんきょく kouwankyoku | Port and Harbor Authority |
| 内湾 | ないわん naiwan | enclosed bay; inlet; deep bay |
| 峡湾 | きょうわん kyouwan | fjord |
| 台湾海峡 | たいわんかいきょう taiwankaikyou | Straits of Taiwan |
| 台湾人 | たいわんじん taiwanjin | Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people |
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