さんずい

noun

water radical (氵)

language

1. water radical (氵)

The three-stroke radical (氵(さんずい)) derived from 水(みず), used in kanji related to water or liquids.

「海(うみ)」の部首(ぶしゅ)は「さんずい」です。

The radical of 「海」 is "sanzui."

さんずいの漢字(かんじ)は水(みず)に関係(かんけい)がある。

Kanji with the sanzui radical are related to water.

さんずいで調(しら)べる。

To look it up by the sanzui radical.

さんずい is one of the most common kanji radicals. The name comes from 三(さん) (three) + 水(すい) (water), describing its three-stroke shape derived from 水(みず).

KANJI WITH さんずい:

海(うみ) (sea), 池(いけ) (pond), 湖(みずうみ) (lake)
泳(およ)ぐ (to swim), 洗(あら)う (to wash)
波(なみ) (wave), 汗(あせ) (sweat), 涙(なみだ) (tears)
温(あたた)かい (warm), 深(ふか)い (deep)

Usage

Knowing radicals helps with kanji dictionary lookup and guessing meanings. Almost all kanji with さんずい relate to water, liquids, or fluidity.

Related radical terms

部首(ぶしゅ): radical (general term)
にんべん: person radical
きへん: tree radical
てへん: hand radical
ごんべん: speech radical

Related Words

Related: 部首(ぶしゅ) (radical)

Related: にんべん (person radical)

Related: きへん (tree radical)

Related: てへん (hand radical)

Related: くさかんむり (the "grass crown" radical (艹))

general

Added 2026.2.2 16:47 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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