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Kanji for Well
The kanji for “well” is 井, read sei and written in 4 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
井
well
A well of fresh water; a source that gives life.
4 strokes On reading セイ、ショウ (sei, shou) Kun reading い (i) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: well, well crib, town, community
Readings used for names on Nazuke: i, sei
In Japan it appears in about 146 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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