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JLPT N1 · 6 strokes

The kanji 汐 — “evening tide”

汐 means evening tide and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 6 strokes and uses the water (three drops) radical (氵).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): セキ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): しお、うしお、せい
Radical: 氵 · water (three drops)
Strokes: 6

How to remember 汐

Evening's (夕) water (氵) — the tide. A poetic kanji, popular in girls' names such as 汐里.

Example words with 汐

Kun'yomi readings

汐しおtide (evening)

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