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沖

Readings

Kana: チュウ、おき、おきつ、ちゅう.する、わく
Romaji: chū, oki, okitsu, chū.suru, waku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

open sea, offing, rise high into sky

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  85
Frequency:  929
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  chung
Chinese Reading:  chong1
Unicode:  6c96
JIS:  322D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 262
Nelson Index: 2505
New Nelson Index: 3065
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a4.5
Four Corner Index: 3510.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1583
Gakken Index: 829
Japanese Names Index: 400
Daikanwanjiten Index: 17209
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0990
Remembering the kanji Index: 138
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1460
Kodansha Compact Index: 1165
Kanji in Context Index: 912
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 196
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 232
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 140
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 146
Essential Kanji Index: 1317
Kodansha Kanji Index: 307
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 355
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1138

Words

沖 (おき)
open sea
沖合 (おきあい)
coast; offing; offshore
沖漬け (おきづけ)
small fish sliced open and pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sake, and salt; seafood pickled in soy (esp. squid)
沖積平野 (ちゅうせきへいや)
an alluvial plain
沖釣 (おきづり)
offshore fishing
沖縄 (おきなわ)
Okinawa (prefecture); region comprising most of Japan's southwestern archipelago (esp. Okinawa Island); Okinawa (city)
沖積 (ちゅうせき)
alluvial
沖積統 (ちゅうせきとう)
alluvial series
沖仲仕 (おきなかし)
longshoreman; stevedore
沖積層 (ちゅうせきそう)
alluvium; alluvial stratum
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