01
滝つぼ
たきつぼ
waterfall basin
Meanings
- waterfall
- rapids
- cascade
Readings
Onyomi
- ロウ
- ソウ
Kunyomi
- たき
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Useful words
02
白滝
しらたき
shirataki noodles
03
滝登り
たきのぼり
climbing a waterfall
04
滝行
たきぎょう
waterfall meditation
05
滝見
たきみ
waterfall viewing
06
滝口
たきぐち
top of a waterfall
Compare Kanji
01竜Shape95%dragon, imperial竜 forms the right side of 滝, making the two characters easy to distinguish through their shared component.02川Meaning85%stream, riverBoth 川 and 滝 refer to natural flows of water, representing horizontal rivers and vertical waterfalls respectively.03瀬Component82%rapids, currentBoth 瀬 and 滝 share the water radical and describe turbulent water movements like rapids or cascades.04源Component80%source, origin滝 and 源 both use the water radical; they help learners distinguish between a waterfall and the source of a stream.05落Meaning78%fall, drop滝 and 落 are linked by the concept of falling, as 滝 is used for water that drops from a height.06淵Component75%abyss, deep pool滝 and 淵 share the water radical; 滝 describes a waterfall while 淵 refers to the deep pool often found beneath it.
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