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Kanji Detail for 橋 - "bridge, cross"

橋

  • Meaning

    橋 means "bridge, cross." Also associated with connect.

    1. Bridge - A structure spanning water or gaps.

    2. Connect - To link two places together.

    3. Cross - To go over; to traverse.

  • Words using 橋

    • 新橋 しんばし Listen Shinbashi (Tokyo)
    • 石橋 いしばし Listen stone bridge
    • 船橋 ふなばし Listen pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
    • 橋渡し はしわたし Listen mediation; good offices; go-between
    • 橋脚 きょうきゃく Listen bridge pier; pontoon bridge
    • 鉄橋 てっきょう Listen railway bridge; iron bridge
    • 架橋 かきょう Listen bridge-building; bridge construction; bridge
    • 陸橋 りっきょう Listen bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover

  • Tattoo check: 橋

    • Verified meaning: bridge, cross
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きょうじ, たかなはし, はし, はしさき)
    • Also carries these associations: connect

    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 橋

    Surnames 橋(きょうじ)Listen 橋(たかなはし)Listen 橋(はし)Listen 橋(はしさき)Listen 橋(はしざき)Listen 橋(やなはし)Listen 橋(わたる)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hashi(はし) はし

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    bridge connect cross span structure support arch overpass causeway link join passage aqueduct suspension flyover roadway

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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