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Kanji Detail for 湾 - "bay, gulf, curve"

湾

  • Meaning

    湾 means "bay, gulf, curve."

    1. Bay - An inlet of the sea.

    2. Gulf - A large area of sea partly enclosed by land.

    3. Curve - To bend in a curved line.

  • Words using 湾

    • 湾岸 わんがん Listen gulf coast; bay coast
    • 港湾 こうわん Listen harbour; harbor
    • メキシコ湾 メキシコわん Listen Gulf of Mexico

  • Tattoo check: 湾

    • Verified meaning: bay, gulf, curve
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read わん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 湾

    Surnames 湾(わん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    gulf; bay; inlet

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bay; gulf; to cast anchor; to moor (a boat)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bay, cove, gulf, inlet

  • Onyomi

    tip

    wan(ワン) ワン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    irie(いりえ) いりえ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    bay gulf curve inlet cove harbor coastal estuary fjord lagoon bend enclosed

Sentences including 湾

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