# 滝 — waterfall

滝 means “waterfall”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes.  Kun'yomi: たき (taki). You'll see it in words such as 滝 (taki, “waterfall”).

- Meaning: waterfall
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: たき (taki)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Water & the sea 2

## How to remember 滝

Parts: 氵 water · 竜 dragon

## Words with 滝

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 滝 | たき (taki) | waterfall |

## Don't confuse it with

[竜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dragon/)

## More in the “Water & the sea 2” set

[噴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/erupt/) · [漏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/leak/) · [潜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dive/) · [没](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sink-out-of-sight/) · [浸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soak/) · [沼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swamp/) · [滝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/waterfall/) · [漂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/drift/) · [浪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wander/)

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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/waterfall/. Last updated 2026-11-01.