潟
潟 — Lagoon
lagoon
On’yomiセキ (seki)
Kun’yomiかた (kata)
Kun’yomi-がた (gata)
Stroke order (15 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 潟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 干潟 | ひがた higata | tidal flat; tideland |
| 新潟 | にいがた niigata | Niigata (city, prefecture) |
| 潟 | かた kata | lagoon; inlet; creek |
Study notes
潟 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1204 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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