橋
橋 — Bridge
bridge
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
Kun’yomiはし (hashi)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 橋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 橋 | はし hashi | bridge |
| 石橋 | いしばし ishibashi | stone bridge |
| 新橋 | しんばし shinbashi | Shinbashi (Tokyo) |
| 船橋 | ふなばし funabashi | pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship) |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし hashiwatashi | mediation; good offices; go-between |
| 橋脚 | きょうきゃく kyoukyaku | bridge pier; pontoon bridge |
Study notes
橋 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #553 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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