Kanji

井

井

well, well crib, town, community

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

4 strokes

Radical

二部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

い

Nanori (Name Reading)

い, きよ

Common Readings

ショウ, セイ, い

Example sentences

天井 てんじょう
古い家の天井には、美しい装飾が施されていた。

The ceiling of the old house was decorated beautifully.

仰向け あおむけ
仰向けに寝て、天井を見つめた。

I lay on my back and stared at the ceiling.

井 い
山の井から冷たい水が湧いている。

Cold water is springing from the mountain well.

井戸 いど
古い井戸から水を汲み上げる。

Draw water from an old well.

覗きこむ のぞきこむ
彼は井戸を覗きこんだ

He peered into the well.

市井 しせい
彼は市井の生活に憧れていた

He yearned for the life of an ordinary person.

天井裏 てんじょううら
天井裏でネズミが走り回る音が聞こえる。

I can hear the sound of mice running around in the attic.

ネズミ ネズミ
天井裏でネズミが走り回る音が聞こえる。

I can hear the sound of mice running around in the attic.

Example Vocabulary

天井

てんじょう

ceiling; ceiling (price)

井

い

well; spring

井戸

いど

well

市井

しせい

the populace, the public, ordinary people

天井裏

てんじょううら

attic; space above the ceiling

井戸水

いどみず

井戸端会議

いどばたかいぎ

天井知らず

てんじょうしらず

福井

ふくい

井の中の蛙

いのなかのかわず

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