沿 — run alongside, follow along, run along

そう沿 run alongside

Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes

U+6CBF Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1121 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #858 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

run alongside
follow along
run along
lie along

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そ・ぞ so Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

沿(そ) う sou to run along 沿(ぞ) い zoi along

えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

沿(えん) 岸(がん) engan coast 沿(えん) 線(せん) ensen along a railway line

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Components

Composed of

氵 water (left form)

㕣 marshy

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#85 水 water

沿 — run alongside, follow along, run along

Meanings

word

そ・ぞ so Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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沿 — run alongside, follow along, run along

Meanings

word

そ ・ぞ so Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

えん en On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

そ・ぞ so Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).