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湾 means 'gulf' or 'inlet'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1046   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-13    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 47    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 13 words   Used in 55 words   Used in 888 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ワン
Additional readings
Kun    いりえ gulf, bay, inlet
Variants
灣  
Notes
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Components
⿰  氵 (水) water  弯 (彎) curved  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 湾 is used 4 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 湾 is used 50 times, read 1 way.
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わ ん 1
Most common form: わん
noun, noun (suffix)
bay; gulf; inlet
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An additional 䜌 less common words include 湾 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1944  Joy o' Kanji : 1944  Key to Kanji: - 

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湾
ワン    gulf   
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弯
ワン    curve   ひく to curve, to stretch a bow   
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亦
また again; also   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
赤
セキ   シャク   あか    あかい red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
氵
スイ   みず water   
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