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Translingual
Han character
湾 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水卜金弓 (EYCN), composition ⿰氵弯)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 639, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17920
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1683, character 8
- Unihan data for U+6E7E
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 灣 (彎 → 弯).
Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 湾 – see 灣 (“bend in a river; riverbend; bay; gulf; etc.”).
(This character is the simplified form of 灣). |
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Japanese
Kanji
湾
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 灣)
- bay, gulf
- bend, curve (replacing 彎)
Readings
Pronunciation
Compounds
Noun
湾 • (wan)
- (geography) bay, gulf, inlet
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN