滋

音読おんよみ:

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 12 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 氵(さんずい)

Meaning

nourishing, beneficial, increase, luxuriant — Often used in compounds relating to growth, enrichment, or fertile increase.


  • 滋養じよう — nourishment / nutrition
  • 滋味じみ — rich flavor / nourishing taste
  • 滋賀県しがけん — Shiga Prefecture
  • 滋育じいく — educational nourishment / development

滋 is composed of the さんずい (氵) related to water, and 茲 which contributes sound and meaning. It conveys the idea of richness and increase — much like water helping things grow. It’s common in words related to nourishment or fertile development.

この料理りょうり滋味じみんでいます。
This dish is full of rich, nourishing flavor.

彼女かのじょ滋養じようのある食品しょくひんこのんでべます。
She prefers to eat nutritious foods.

🎧 The on-yomi ジ is standard, especially in compound words like 滋養 and 滋味. This kanji has no commonly used kun-yomi.

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