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JLPT N1 · 9 strokes

The kanji 洪 — “great flood”

洪 means great flood and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 9 strokes and uses the water (three drops) radical (氵).

Stroke order · 9 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 氵 · water (three drops)
Strokes: 9

How to remember 洪

Water (氵) overflowing together (共) with everyone — a flood. 洪水 is the kanji of weather warnings; people in Bangladesh know it all too well.

Example words with 洪

On'yomi readings

洪水こうずいflood

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