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井 means 'well'
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On
セイ ショウ
Additional readings
Name いの さい ひ
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Why have the Japanese worshipped well water, shouted down wells, and jokingly called the Edo era the "Ido" era? How do people use the shape of a well in everything from kimono cloth to business slang? How does 井 figure into economic and political discussions? Find out all of this and much more, including the role of wells in folktales, proverbs, and Haruki Murakami's fiction.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 井 is used 5 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 井 is used 78 times, read 3 ways.
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
ショウ
(read as じょう)
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セイ
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い
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