# 井 — Well

Frequency rank 360 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 例 (Example), less common than 若 (Young).

- On’yomi: せい、しょう
- Kun’yomi: い
- Radical: 二 Two (Kangxi 7)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

The character for well (井) looks like a cross-hatched grid of wooden beams viewed from above — the square frame of a traditional water well.

In words:

- 井戸 いど — water well
- 伊井 いい — that one;Italy
- 天井 てんじょう — ceiling;ceiling price

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