13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32

Kun'yomi
  • ditch ②groove ③gap (between people, countries, etc.)
On'yomi
  • コウ
    10^32
Nanori
  • ditch ②gap (between cutting guides)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

みぞ 77.0%
コウ 19.7%
どぶ 3.3%

Character Breakdown

gutter, ditch, sewer
みぞ コウ どぶ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
put together, inner palace
コウ かま.える (Kentei 1)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
red, tan
ゼン ネン あや.うい (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)

Common Words

ditch ②groove ③gap (between people, countries, etc.)
furrow ridges
channel (type of section steel)
monkey flower (plant)
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References

Unicode hex code 6E9D
JIS X 0208 1-25-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2657
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3275
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 659
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 810
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 473
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 604
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1819
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1960
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1706
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1859
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17944X
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1263
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1012
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1050
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1487
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1639
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1499
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1232
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1836
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a10.9
Four corner code 3514.7
De Roo Code 347