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渚

JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

The kanji 渚 — “shore (name)”

渚 means shore (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the water (three drops) radical (氵).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ショ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): なぎさ
Radical: 氵 · water (three drops)
Strokes: 11

How to remember 渚

The line where water (氵) meets land — a wave-washed shore. Poetic; used in the name 渚 (Nagisa).

Example words with 渚

Kun'yomi readings

渚なぎさshore; (name)

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