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Kotomora

浙

name of a Chinese river

FrequencyTop 5,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • セツ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

浙 is a proper noun referring to a specific Chinese river. It has no general conceptual meaning beyond this geographical name.

Most common words using 浙

  • 浙江大学せっこうだいがく

    Zhejiang University

  • 浙江省せっこうしょう

    Zhejiang Province (China)

  • 浙江財閥せっこうざいばつ

    Zhejiang financial clique; Sekko Zaibatsu; clique from Zhejiang and Jiangsu, influential in Shanghai finance from late 1920s through 1930s

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Etymology

浙 combines the water radical 氵 with 折, which likely provides the sound. It is used as a proper name for a river in China.

Meaning mnemonic

The water radical 氵 beside 折 suggests a river whose name sounds like 折. Think of the Zhe River in China.

Reading mnemonic

For セツ, imagine a set of boats on the Zhe River: set -> セツ, and the river is named 浙.