瀬 — kanji meaning “rapids”
瀬
rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
- Meanings
- rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal
- On'yomi
- ライ (rai)
- Kun'yomi
- せ
- Name readings
- いわた、がせ、しげ、せい、せっ
- Strokes
- 19
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1152 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- lài
Words with 瀬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瀬戸 | せと seto | strait; channel |
| 浅瀬 | あさせ asase | shoal; shallows; sand bar |
| 高瀬 | たかせ takase | shallow river; shallows |
| 瀬戸際 | せとぎわ setogiwa | brink; verge; critical moment |
| 早瀬 | はやせ hayase | swift current; rapids |
| 川瀬 | かわせ kawase | rapids; shallows of a river |
| 年の瀬 | としのせ toshinose | the year end; end of the year; last days of the year |
| 瀬戸内海 | せとないかい setonaikai | Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea |
| 大瀬 | おおせ oose | Japanese wobbegong (Orectolobus japonicus); Japanese carpet shark; fringe shark |
| 瀬戸物 | せともの setomono | earthenware; porcelain; china |
| 立つ瀬 | たつせ tatsuse | one's position; one's face; one's honour |
| 逢瀬 | おうせ ouse | rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting |
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