Expressions 江え 戸ど の 華はな widespread fires in Edo; flowers of Edo Related words 入り江 is the everyday word for a small inlet or cove, while 江 is the same idea but feels literary or place-name-like and is rarely used alone in conversation.
湾 is the standard geographical term for a bay or gulf, typically larger in scale than the small, literary 江 .
Written forms 江え Usage 7%
Attested kanji spelling for the noun meaning an inlet or bay. As a standalone common noun it has a somewhat literary or geographical feel; modern everyday Japanese often uses 入り江 .
え Usage 93%
Etymology A single-kanji Japanese noun written 江 and read え . The character is conventionally associated with waterside places such as rivers, inlets, and bays; no historical derivation is specified.
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