滝 — kanji meaning “waterfall”
滝
waterfall, rapids, cascade
- Meanings
- waterfall, rapids, cascade
- On'yomi
- ロウ (rou)、ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- たき
- Name readings
- らき
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1478 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 85
- Chinese reading
- lóng, shuāng
Words with 滝
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滝口 | たきぐち takiguchi | top of a waterfall |
| 滝川 | たきがわ takigawa | rapids |
| 白滝 | しらたき shirataki | shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki |
| 小滝 | こだき kodaki | small waterfall; cascade |
| 雄滝 | おだき odaki | greater waterfall (of the two) |
| 滝壷 | たきつぼ takitsubo | plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool |
| 女滝 | めだき medaki | smaller waterfall (of the two) |
| 滝登り | たきのぼり takinobori | (fish) climbing (swimming) up waterfall |
| 枯滝 | かれたき karetaki | dried up waterfall; dry waterfall |
| 滝汗 | たきあせ takiase | profuse sweating |
| 滝行 | たきぎょう takigyou | ritual acts performed under a waterfall |
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