Kanji

淵

淵

abyss, edge, deep pool, the depths

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

エン, カク, コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ふち, かたい, はなわ

Example sentences

淵 ふち
長い 闘病 生活 の 末 、 彼 は 絶望 の 淵 に 立たされていた 。

After a long fight with illness, he stood on the brink of despair.

生死肉骨 せいしにくこつ
絶望 の 淵 から 救っていただいた あなた の ご恩 は 、 まさに 生死肉骨 の 思い です 。

I have no words to express my gratitude for your help when I was on the brink of despair; it truly felt like being brought back to life.

深淵 しんえん
彼 は 孤独 の 深淵 に 沈んでいた 。

He was sunken in the abyss of loneliness.

Example Vocabulary

淵

ふち

deep pool; abyss; brink

深淵

しんえん

abyss; depth; deep mystery

淵源

えんげん

海淵

かいえん

淵底

えんてい

淵叢

えんそう

淵藪

淵酔

えんすい

深淵に臨むが如し

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