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Kanji Detail for 滝 - "waterfall, rapids, cascade"

滝

  • Meaning

    滝 means "waterfall, rapids, cascade."

    1. Waterfall - Water falling from a height.

    2. Rapids - Fast-flowing water.

    3. Cascade - Water flowing down in stages.

  • Words using 滝

    • 滝川 たきがわ Listen rapids

  • Tattoo check: 滝

    • Verified meaning: waterfall, rapids, cascade
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たき, たきざき, のぼる, はやせ)

    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 滝

    Given names 滝(はやせ)Listen

    Surnames 滝(たき)Listen 滝(たきざき)Listen 滝(のぼる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    waterfall; rapids; cascade

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    onomatopoeic for the sound of falling rain; an ancient name for Wu Shui; a place in Guangdong

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 瀧|泷[long2]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    roh(ロウ) ロウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    taki(たき) たき

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    waterfall rapids cascade current flow river stream falling pour mist nature spray

Sentences including 滝

  • I saw a wonderful fall there.

  • Down came the rain in torrents.

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