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Kanji Detail for 瀬 - "shallows, rapids, position"

瀬

  • Meaning

    瀬 means "shallows, rapids, position."

    1. Shallows - Shallow water; shallow parts of rivers or seas.

    2. Rapids - Fast-flowing parts of rivers; swift current.

    3. Position - Place; situation; reliance; support; time; occasion.

  • Words using 瀬

    • 瀬戸 せと Listen strait; channel
    • 瀬戸際 せとぎわ Listen brink; verge; critical moment
    • 高瀬 たかせ Listen shallow river; shallows; flatboat
    • 早瀬 はやせ Listen swift current; rapids
    • 瀬戸物 せともの Listen earthenware; porcelain; china

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    • Verified meaning: shallows, rapids, position
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いわた, せ, せさき, せざき)

    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 瀬

    Surnames 瀬(いわた)Listen 瀬(せ)Listen 瀬(せさき)Listen 瀬(せざき)Listen 瀬(せたか)Listen 瀬(せら)Listen 瀬(やなぎうち)Listen 瀬(やなぎせ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rapids; current; torrent; shallows; shoal

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    swift current; rapids

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 瀨|濑

  • Onyomi

    tip

    rai(ライ) ライ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    se(せ) せ

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    shallows rapids position shoal current flow stream river rocks location spot

Sentences including 瀬

  • That would leave me in a fix.

More kanji with the radical 水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

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