淵
abyss; edge; deep pool; the depths
12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1593.
Readings
- エン (on reading): 深淵 (しんえん) abyss; 淵源 (えんげん) origin
- ふち (kun reading): 淵 (ふち) deep pool
- カク (on reading)
- コウ (on reading)
- かたい (kun reading)
- はなわ (kun reading)
Components
- 氵
- 𣶒
- 一 radical one
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水
- 爿 radical split wood, left half
- 片 radical split wood, right half; slice
Words using 淵
- 深淵 (しんえん) abyss
- 淵源 (えんげん) origin
- 淵叢 (えんそう) gathering spot
- 海淵 (かいえん) (ocean) deep
- 深淵に臨むが如し (しんえんにのぞむがごとし) like looking out on an abyss
- 淵 (ふち) deep pool
8 words in all.