Kanji
N1 7 strokes Grade 8

washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

water mizu

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees)
affair; state
natural selection
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
resorting (coming) to fisticuffs; coming to blows
bloodshed; bloody event
kin selection
social selection
sexual selection

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.)
crazy deed; unbelievable deed
out of the question; preposterous
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors
sound judgment; sane decision
absurd; unreasonable
cancellation; abandonment
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors
stupidity; absurdity

Example sentences

When he was young, he was the talk of town.

I have been silent for a long time.

I am sorry I did not write to you for such a long time.

It would be madness to climb that mountain in winter.