# 瀬 — rapids; shallows

瀬 means “rapids; shallows”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 19 strokes.  Kun'yomi: せ (se). You'll see it in words such as 瀬 (se, “shallows; shoal”).

- Meaning: rapids; shallows
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: せ (se)
- Strokes: 19
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 瀬

Parts: 氵 water · 頼 rely on

## Words with 瀬

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 瀬 | せ (se) | shallows; shoal |

## Don't confuse it with

[頼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rely-on/) · [頭](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/head/) · [額](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sum-of-money/) · [顎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jaw/)

## 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/rapids/. Last updated 2026-11-01.