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KANJI DETAIL

bay

On reading
10 strokesN3
Radical 水 · water

Stroke order

Loading the stroke order for 浦.
10 strokes

Japanese readings

On reading
Kun reading
うら

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: has 10 strokes and appears in words for inlets or coves.
  • Basic usage: is read うら, and 津々浦々 is read つつうらうら.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Repetition marks
    • Each of the two marks in 津々浦々 repeats the character immediately before it. The 浦々 part is うらうら.
  • A range beyond the waterside
    • 静かな浦 is a quiet inlet.
    • 全国津々浦々に届けられた means delivered to every corner of the country; it does not limit the destinations to inlets.

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