# 井 — water well

井 means “water well”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei), ショウ (shou). Kun'yomi: い (i). You'll see it in words such as 井 (i, “well”).

- Meaning: water well
- On'yomi: セイ (sei), ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: い (i)
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 1

## How to remember 井

Parts: 二 two · 廾 two hands

## Words with 井

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 井 | い (i) | well |

## Don't confuse it with

[万](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/ten-thousand/) · [丼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rice-bowl/) · [不](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/not/) · [共](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/together/)

## 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/water-well/. Last updated 2026-11-01.