溝

gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

みぞ

Nanori (名乗り)

どぶ

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:13

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1736

Vocabulary

コウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
海溝	カイコウ	oceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep
排水溝	ハイスイコウ	drainage; gutter; ditch
下水溝	ゲスイコウ	drainage ditch; canal
溝渠	コウキョ	ditch; sewer; canal
盧溝橋	ロコウキョウ	Marco Polo Bridge (China)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
溝	みぞ	ditch; drain; gutter; trench; groove; tread; indentation; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf; rift
溝	どぶ	ditch; drain; gutter; trench; gap (between cutting guides)
側溝	そっこう	gutter; ditch
溝	ドブ	ditch; drain; gutter; trench; gap (between cutting guides)
レコードの溝	レコードのみぞ	record groove

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