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Kanji for Waterfall
The kanji for “waterfall” is 滝, read rou and written in 13 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
waterfall
A dynamic, clear mountain waterfall cascading with spirited energy and vitality.
Nachi Falls (那智の滝) in Wakayama, cascading 133 meters, has been worshipped as a sacred Shinto deity since ancient times.
13 strokes On reading ロウ、ソウ (rou, sou) Kun reading たき (taki) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: waterfall, rapids, cascade
Readings used for names on Nazuke: taki
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