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沖 = 中 + 水
沖 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “open sea”. It is built from 中 (in) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 146.
- Keyword
- open sea
- RTK frame
- 146
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おき, おきつ, ちゅう.する, わく
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- открытое море
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 沖 pour
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 沖 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “in” + “water”. 沖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 沖 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.