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Head Radical Immersed French Maid 浸 シン ひた.す、ひた.る

Kanji
Onyomi シン
Kunyomi ひた.す、ひた.る
English immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk
Examples 浸す(ひたす): to soak; to dip; to drench
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1447
Components 水: water
彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)
冖: wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand
Number of Strokes 10
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 85
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword immersed
Koohii Story 1 The French maid draws a bath for her amorous master, but slips and falls in - getting immersed. (thanks to Nukemarine for the French maid image!).
Koohii Story 2 After being hit in the head with the broom, the condom salesman IMMERSED his head in some water.
RTK Index (new) 1232

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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