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井 means 'well'
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セイ ショウ
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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 6 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 井 is used 78 times, read 3 ways.
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An additional 6 less common words include 井 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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