Moji Ninja

湾 — bay; gulf

湾 means “bay; gulf”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ワン (wan). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 湾 (wan, “bay; gulf”).

湾
Stroke order of 湾
Meaning
bay; gulf
On'yomi
ワン (wan)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3 · set Water & the sea

How to remember 湾

Water (氵) drawn like a bow (弓): a bay.

Parts: 氵 water · 亦 also · 弓 bow

Words with 湾

WordReadingMeaning
湾わん wan onbay; gulf
メキシコ湾メキシコわん mekishikowan onGulf of Mexico

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