橋 means “bridge”

はし · hashi

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キョウ

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 3 · 16 strokes

The story

Wood spans across flowing water: bridges connect not just shores, but people and communities separated by rivers.

Used in 橋 (hashi, bridge) as in 日本橋 (Nihonbashi)

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