Kanji

瀬

瀬

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

19 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ライ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

せ

Nanori (Name Reading)

せ

Common Readings

せ

Example sentences

瀬 せ
そんなことを言ったら、彼の立つ瀬がない。

If you say such a thing, he will have no ground to stand on.

逢瀬 おうせ
二人は人目を忍んで逢瀬を重ねた

The two met secretly again and again.

瀬戸際 せとぎわ
会社の存亡がかかった瀬戸際の交渉が始まった

The negotiations, on which the company's survival depended, have begun.

浅瀬 あさせ
子供たちは浅瀬で楽しそうに遊んでいた。

The children were playing happily in the shallows.

瀬戸 せと
船は狭い瀬戸を通過した。

The ship passed through the narrow strait.

瀬戸内海 せとないかい
瀬戸内海は多くの島々があることで有名です。

The Seto Inland Sea is famous for having many islands.

島々 しまじま
飛行機から瀬戸内海の美しい島々が見えた。

From the airplane, I could see the beautiful islands of the Seto Inland Sea.

Example Vocabulary

瀬

せ

shallow; rapids; position; chance

逢瀬

おうせ

tryst; secret meeting (between lovers)

瀬戸際

せとぎわ

brink; critical moment; verge

浅瀬

あさせ

shallows; shoal

瀬戸

せと

strait; channel; narrow sea passage

立つ瀬がない

たつせがない

年の瀬

としのせ

高瀬

たかせ

立つ瀬

たつせ

瀬戸内海

せとないかい

Seto Inland Sea

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