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JLPT N3 · Landscapes

湾

わん

bay

Stroke order of 湾

湾 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Water (氵) curves around like a bent bow in a coastline, forming a bay.

Parts: 氵 water + 彎 curve (simplified 弯)

Example sentence

船が湾の中に入った。

ふねがわんのなかにはいった。

The ship entered the bay.

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