Kanji Detail for 漕 - "to row, to paddle"

漕

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

漕 means "to row, to paddle."
1. Row - To propel a boat with oars.
2. Transport - To carry by boat.
3. Paddle - To move through water by rowing.
Words using 漕
- 漕ぐこぐ to row; to paddle; to scull
Tattoo check: 漕
- Verified meaning: to row, to paddle
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
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Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

rowing; scull; paddle

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

transport by water; canal transportation

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to transport (esp. grain) by water; (literary) watercourse; canal

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

canal, watercourse; to transport by sea

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

Water transport is called 漕. As in the old days, grain transported by waterway was called 漕米 (tribute grain).
Onyomi

soh(ソウ)
Kunyomi

hako.bu(はこ-ぶ)

ko.gu(こ-ぐ)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

水氵氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)
Related Keywords

row paddle transport scull oar boat canoe kayak propel stroke navigation river water

漕ぎ続けて。
Keep paddling.
交替でボートを漕ごうよ。
Let's take turns rowing the boat.
かわるがわるボート漕ごう。
Let's row the boat in turn.
代わり番こでボートを漕ごう。
Let's take turns rowing the boat.
彼らは池でボートを漕いでいる。
They are rowing a boat on the pond.
トムは手漕ぎボートで川を渡った。
Tom crossed the river in a rowboat.
トム、ソファーで船漕いでるわよ。
Tom is dozing on the sofa.
彼らはボートを漕いで岸までやってきた。
They came rowing towards shore in a rowboat.
私たちは流れに逆らってボートを漕いでいました。
We were rowing against the current.
天の海に雲の波立ち月の船星の林に漕ぎ隠る見ゆ。
In the heavenly sea, waves of clouds rise; the moon appears as if it were a boat, hidden among the starry groves.