橋
bridge
Readings
On'yomi
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
- はし
Nanori
- ばせ
Meaning
橋 centers on a structure that spans a gap to connect two sides: a bridge.
Most common words using 橋
20 of 111- 橋はしN5
bridge
- 船橋ふなばし
pontoon bridge; floating bridge
- 大橋おおはし
large bridge; big bridge
- 新橋しんばし
Shinbashi (Tokyo)
- 板橋いたばし
wooden bridge (with planks)
- 前橋まえばし
Maebashi (city in Gunma)
- 石橋いしばし
stone bridge
- 桟橋さんばしN1
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
- 懸け橋かけはし
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge
- 水道橋すいどうきょう
aqueduct; water bridge
- 艦橋かんきょう
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
- 橋渡しはしわたしN1
mediation; good offices; go-between; intermediary; mediator; bridge (between)
- 橋梁きょうりょう
bridge
- 歩道橋ほどうきょうN3
footbridge; pedestrian bridge; pedestrian overpass
- 吊橋つりばし
suspension bridge; rope bridge
- 架橋かきょう
bridge-building; bridge construction
- 一橋大学ひとつばしだいがく
Hitotsubashi University
- 陸橋りっきょうN1
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; viaduct
- 鉄橋てっきょうN2
railway bridge; iron bridge
- 土橋どばし
earthen bridge
Study
Etymology
橋 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 喬, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something tall or raised, together suggesting a wooden structure that spans high across a gap.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 木 (tree/wood) hints at the material, and the right side 喬 looks like a tall, arched structure. Picture a wooden bridge arching over a river.
Reading mnemonic
For キョウ, imagine a bridge in Kyoto (京都, きょうと) spanning the Kamo River: Kyoto -> キョウ, and the bridge connects the city.