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Kanji Detail for 橋 - "bridge, connect, span"

橋

  • Meaning

    橋 means "bridge, connect, span."

    1. Bridge - A structure spanning water or gaps.

    2. Connect - To link two places together.

    3. Cross - To go over; to traverse.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bridge

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bridge; beam, crosspiece

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bridge; CL:座[zuo4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bridge; beam, crosspiece

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A water bridge. High and curved ones are called bridges, used for passage between two banks. | Name of a tree. The "Great Commentary on the Book of Documents" says: "The qiao tree is tall and looks upward; the catalpa tree is low and looks downward." Later people therefore call father and son 橋梓 (qiao-zi). Commonly also written as 喬.
  • Onyomitip

    kyoh(きょう) きょう

  • Kunyomitip

    hashi(はし) はし

  • Strokestip

    16 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords
    bridge connect span link cross traverse overpass structure path way unite join transition passage crossing arch viaduct tie relationship bond

Sentences including 橋

  • I will go with you as far as the bridge.

  • A big bridge was built over the river.

  • The people of london are very proud of this bridge.

  • His plan is to build a bridge over that river.

  • This is longer than any other bridge in the world.

  • This bridge is twice the length of that one.

  • There used to be a small bridge over the river 10 years ago.

  • The bridge is open to traffic.

  • The bridge is being repainted.

  • This bridge became famous among young people.

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