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液

JLPT N2 · 11 strokes

The kanji 液 — “liquid”

液 means liquid and is a JLPT N2 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the water (three drops) radical (氵).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): エキ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 氵 · water (three drops)
Strokes: 11

How to remember 液

Water (氵) like night (夜) dew — liquid. 液体 (liquid substance), 血液 (blood) — kanji from science class.

Example words with 液

On'yomi readings

液体えきたいliquid substance
血液けつえきblood

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