Search Kanji for 滄海桑田

mulberry

Radical:

Parts:又木

Dictionary:

Meanings

mulberry

ソウ
くわkuwa
Popularity rank: 1650 Pinyin: sāng Korean: sang Hán-Việt: tang
Stroke counts: 10 Grade level: 8 JLPT level: 1 Skip code: 2-6-4

Example Words

桑園[souen] mulberry plantation
桑海[soukai] this world's sudden changes
桑原桑原[kuwabarakuwabara] charm to ward off lightning and misfortune
桑色[kuwairo] light yellow
桑摘み[kuwatsumi] picking mulberry leaves
桑田[souden] mulberry plantation
桑畑[kuwabatake] mulberry field
桑苗[soubyou] mulberry seedling
桑門[soumon] monk

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sea

Radical:

Parts:氵母毋

Dictionary:

Meanings

sea; ocean

カイkai
うみumi
Popularity rank: 200 Pinyin: hǎi Korean: hae Hán-Việt: hải
Stroke counts: 9 Grade level: 2 JLPT level: 3 Skip code: 1-3-6

Example Words

海鷂魚[ei] ray (fish)
井の中の蛙大海を知らず[inonakanokawazutaikaiwoshirazu] parochial
一天四海[ittenshikai] the world
雲海[unkai] sea of clouds
沿海[enkai] coast
遠海[enkai] deep sea
黄海[koukai] Yellow Sea
温海[atsumi] warm sea
海の幸[uminosachi] seafood

Mnemonic

The sea is the where every (毎) sources of water (氵,水) flow into.

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ocean

Radical:

Parts:戸口氵人一尸

Dictionary:

Meanings

ocean

ソウ
Pinyin: cāng Korean: chang Hán-Việt: thương
Stroke counts: 13 Skip code: 1-3-10

Example Words

滄海[soukai] blue waters
滄海一滴[soukaiitteki] a drop in the ocean (bucket)
滄海桑田[soukaisouden] The word is a scene of constant changes (as the blue sea changing into a mulberry field). (Chinese legend)
桑田滄海[soudensoukai] The word is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea). (Chinese legend)
滄溟[soumei] great blue sea
滄浪[sourou] blue waves

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rice field

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Meanings

rice field; rice paddy

デンden
ta
Popularity rank: 90 Pinyin: tián Korean: jeon Hán-Việt: điền
Stroke counts: 5 Grade level: 1 JLPT level: 3 Skip code: 4-5-1

Example Words

御田[oden] oden
塩田[enden] saltpan
凹田[kubota] rice field in a low place
下田[geden] worn-out rice land
我田引水[gadeninsui] seeking one's own interests
刈田[karita] harvested rice field
乾田[kanden] dry paddy field
桑田[souden] mulberry plantation
秋田県[akitaken] Akita prefecture (Tohoku area)
上田[jouden] high rice field

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