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井

Level III of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 360 / 2,608

Well

On’yomi
せい、しょう
Kun’yomi
い
Radical
二 Two (Kangxi 7)

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

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

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 wellN2
伊井 いい that one;ItalyN1
天井 てんじょう ceiling;ceiling priceN1

井 is rank 360 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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