井 — kanji meaning “well”
井
well, well crib, town, community
- Meanings
- well, well crib, town, community
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- い
- Name readings
- いの、さい、ひ
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #339 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 7
- Chinese reading
- jǐng — Chinese character page
Words with 井
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 井戸 | いど ido | water well |
| 筒井 | つつい tsutsui | round well |
| 油井 | ゆせい yusei | oil well |
| 市井 | しせい shisei | the street; the town |
| 井筒 | いづつ izutsu | well curb; well kerb |
| 福井 | ふくい fukui | Fukui (city, prefecture) |
| 井戸水 | いどみず idomizu | well water |
| 丸井 | まるい marui | Marui |
| 山井 | やまい yamai | mountain well |
| 井戸端 | いどばた idobata | side of well |
| 三井物産 | みついぶっさん mitsuibussan | Mitsui and Co. |
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