泻

See also: 瀉
泻 U+6CFB, 泻
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6CFB
← 泺
[U+6CFA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 泼 →
[U+6CFC]

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

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, 泻, is the simplified form of 瀉.)
Notes:

Glyph origin

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

Japanese

Kanji

Shinjitai
(extended)

 泻

Kyūjitai

 瀉
泻

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 瀉)

  1. Extended shinjitai form of 瀉: evacuation

Readings
  • Go-on: さ (sa)
  • Kan-on: しゃ (sha)
  • Kun: そそぐ (sosogu, 泻ぐ); はく (haku, 泻く)
  • Nanori: だか (daka)

Compounds

Kanji
泻

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. Alternative form of 潟.

Readings

Definitions
Kanji in this term
泻
かた
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 泻 – see the following entry.
【潟かた】4
[noun] lagoon
[noun] tidal flats
[noun] (historical) inlet, bay
【潟がた】4
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, 泻, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.)

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.

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