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井 means 'well'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 272   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-1    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 27 words   Used in 84 words   Used in 8123 names   Component in 28 kanji (7 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   セイ   ショウ
Kun
   い a well
Additional readings
Name    いの   さい   ひ
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 井 - click the badge to download
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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Most useful words by reading
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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ショウ (read as じょう) : 21 words FIND ALL
て ん じ ょ う 0
noun
ceiling; ceiling price
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セイ : 18 words FIND ALL
ゆ せ い 0
noun
oil well
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い : 39 words FIND ALL
い ど 1
noun
water well
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井
セイ   ショウ   い a well   
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