漕
漕: row (a boat)
row (a boat); pedal
14 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
ソウ
Kunこぐ・はこぶ
Read こぐ for rowing, and also for pedaling a bike. The on-reading ソウ appears in 漕艇 and 競漕.
Key words
漕ぐこぐto row; to pedal
漕艇そうていrowing
競漕きょうそうboat race
漕ぎ手こぎてrower
Example sentences
湖でボートを漕いで、島まで行った。
We rowed a boat across the lake to the island.
兄は大学で漕艇をやっていて、毎朝川で練習している。
My brother does rowing at university and practices on the river every morning.
川で行われた競漕は、最後まで接戦だった。
The boat race held on the river was a close contest to the very end.