Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
water 水 (氵, 氺)
Parts:
Variants:
waterfall, rapids, cascade
Kun:
たき
On:
ロウソウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1478 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Kun reading compounds

  • 滝 【たき】 waterfall, rapids
  • 滝川 【たきがわ】 rapids
  • 白滝 【しらたき】 shirataki noodles, white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki, waterfall resembling a white sheet
  • 枯滝 【かれたき】 dried up waterfall, dry waterfall, simulated waterfall in a dry garden

Readings

Japanese names:
らき
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
long2, shuang1
Korean:
rong

Spanish

  • cascada
  • catarata
  • rápidos

Portuguese

  • cachoeira
  • corredeira
  • cascata

French

  • cascade
  • rapides
  • chute d'eau
1550 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1285 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2655 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1664 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1491 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1862 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1759 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1887 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1841 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1235 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
813 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
476 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
607 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
543 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18067 Morohashi
661 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3273 New Nelson (John Haig)
537 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
576 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1644 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
356 2001 Kanji
3a10.8 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-10 SKIP code
3011.6 Four corner code
1-34-76 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6edd Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
scholar, bachelor
Parts:
Variants:
jar, pot, hinge knuckle, one's aim
Kun:
つぼ
On:
2197 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 壺 【コ】 hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
  • 壺中 【コチュウ】 inside a jar, coward, timid person
  • 投壺 【トウコ】 pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
  • 唾壺 【ダコ】 spittoon

Kun reading compounds

  • 壺 【つぼ】 pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)
  • 壷洗い 【つぼあらい】 individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
  • 前つぼ 【まえつぼ】 frontal sandal strap (between the toes)
  • 酒壺 【さかつぼ】 sake jar, jar containing alcohol

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • jarra
  • tarro
  • pote
  • lugar profundo

Portuguese

French

1093 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2852 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5657 Morohashi
1034 New Nelson (John Haig)
2904 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2913 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3p9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-8 SKIP code
4010.7 Four corner code
1-36-59 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58f7 Unicode hex code