What is the Kanji for "Well"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Well", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Well" is "井".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "I".

Its onyomi readings are "Shou" and "Sei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 1 parts:

The kanji "二" means "Two" and can be read as "Futa" and "Ni"

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "井" mean in japanese?

"井" means "Well".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

天井: "Ceiling". The Japanese noun '天井 (てんじょう)' refers to the ceiling, which is the overhead interior surface of a room or building. It is the upper horizontal surface of an interior space, opposite the floor. The term can be used to describe both the physical structure as well as the perceived height or disposition of the ceiling. For example: The ceiling is high - (天井が高い). I hit my head on the ceiling - (天井にぶつかった).

井戸: "Well". The Japanese noun '井戸 (いど)' means 'well'. A well is a deep hole dug in the ground to obtain water. Wells are an important source of water, especially in areas where other water sources are scarce. For example: The well in our backyard provides all the water we need - (うちの裏庭の井戸が私たちに必要な水を全て供給してくれています). He fell into the deep well - (彼は深い井戸に落ちてしまった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.