泻

See also: 瀉

Translingual

Han character

泻 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水月卜一 (EBYM), composition ⿰氵写)

1. to pour out; to flow rapidly; to pour down
2. to leak; to drain off
3. to have loose bowels

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 619, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1595, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6CFB

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 泻 – see 瀉 (“to pour out; to flow rapidly; to pour down; to leak; to drain off; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 瀉).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 水 + phonetic 写 ().

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Japanese

Kanji

泻

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. Alternative form of 潟.

Readings

• Go-on: しゃく (shaku)^{←しやく (syaku, historical)}
• Kan-on: せき (seki)
• Kun: かた (kata, 泻)

Noun

泻(かた) • (kata) 

1. lagoon

Usage notes

新泻(Niigata),an alternative form of 新潟

In Niigata Prefecture, it is sometimes used informally as a corrupted form of 潟.