さんずい

さんずい
noun
water radical (氵)
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
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Added 2026.2.2 16:47 · Revised 2026.4.10 16:12
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