江 — gang

Parts that make up 江

How 江 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 江 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 水, 工.

Korean example words with 江

• 강상江上 Korean gloss: 강의 위
• 도강渡江 Korean gloss: 강을 건넘
• 강류江流 Korean gloss: 강물의 흐름
• 강중江中 Korean gloss: 강의 가운데
• 강역江域 Korean gloss: 강 근처의 지역
• 강두江頭 Korean gloss: 강가의 나루 근처
• 강정江亭 Korean gloss: 강가에 있는 정자
• 강촌江村 Korean gloss: 강가에 있는 마을
• 강산江山 Korean gloss: 나라의 영토를 이르는 말
• 강구江口 Korean gloss: 강물이 바다로 흘러가는 입구
• 강심江心 Korean gloss: 강의 한복판. 또는 그 물속
• 강안江岸 Korean gloss: 강물에 잇닿은 가장자리의 땅

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 江

• 江戸えど Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
• 江え inlet; bay
• 堀江ほりえ canal
• 江戸っ子えどっこ (true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native
• 江戸前えどまえ Tokyo style
• 江上こうじょう (on the) bank of a large river
• 長江ちょうこう Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River; long river
• 江戸時代えどじだい Edo period (1603-1868)
• 江湖こうこ the public; the world; rivers and lakes
• 江河こうが Yangtze and Yellow rivers; large river
• 江山こうざん rivers and mountains; landscape
• 江村こうそん village along a (large) river

Characters sharing the phonetic 工

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “강”

Other hanja with radical 水