湍 — kanji meaning “rapids”
湍
rapids
- Meanings
- rapids
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- はや.い、はやせ
- Strokes
- 12
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- tuān — Chinese character page
Words with 湍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 急湍 | きゅうたん kyuutan | swift shoal; rapid shallows |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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