Japanese Kanji
湟kou
moat · wetland · name of Chinese river
Extended kanji · 12 strokes
Moat, wetland, name of chinese river.
湟 is a Extended kanji — used in Japanese personal names and specialised writing. With 12 strokes, it appears in classical literature, place names, and formal documents.
Start with hiragana and katakana — the foundation of Japanese reading.