# 江 — inlet; cove

江 means “inlet; cove”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: え (e). You'll see it in words such as 江 (e, “inlet; bay”).

- Meaning: inlet; cove
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: え (e)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 江

Sounds like 工: both read コウ.

Parts: 氵 water · 工 tool; work

## Words with 江

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 江 | え (e) | inlet; bay |

## More in the “Water & the sea 1” set

[沢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marsh/) · [井](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/water-well/) · [浜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beach/) · [江](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inlet/) · [源](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/source/) · [浦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoreline-bay/) · [津](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/haven/) · [瀬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rapids/) · [潮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tide/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inlet/. Last updated 2026-11-01.