# 洪 — Flood

Frequency rank 2103 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 暁 (Dawn), less common than 蔭 (Backing).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XVII of XX

Water on the left meets a flood on the right — water upon water creates an overwhelming flood, the double deluge swamping everything in its path.

In words:

- 洪水 こうずい — flood

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