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沖 means 'offshore'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 1085   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-11    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 44 words   Used in 47 words   Used in 706 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   チュウ
Kun
   おき offshore; open sea
Additional readings
Kun    おきつ   わく   ちゅうする
Variants
澳  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 沖 - click the badge to download
This kanji brings us into fascinating realms, including an island so sacred that women are forbidden to enter, offshore earthquakes that cause tsunamis, and World War II battles that the Japanese still analyze for their lessons about failure. Above all, studying 沖 takes us to Okinawa, whose distinctive culture bears the influences of surrounding nations. As such, it is the birthplace of karate!
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Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  中 middle  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 沖 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 沖 is used 41 times, read 2 ways.
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チュウ : 9 words FIND ALL
ち ゅ う す る 1
suru verb - special class
to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky
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おき : 32 words FIND ALL
お き 0
noun
offshore; open sea
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An additional 5 less common words include 沖 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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沖
チュウ   おき offshore; open sea   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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