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缶

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • tin can
  • container
  • jar radical (no. 121)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かま
Strokes
6
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#1879
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
缶#121 · jar

Components

Common Words

  • 缶詰かんづめNouncanned food, tinned food
  • 空き缶あきかんNounempty can
  • ドラム缶ドラムかんNoundrum (e.g. oil, gasoline), metal barrel
  • 缶偏ほとぎへんNounkanji "jar" radical at left
  • 缶底かんぞこNounbottom of a can
  • 缶飯かんめしNouncanned meal (e.g. military ration)
  • 缶石かんせきNounscale on the inside of a boiler
  • 缶切りかんきりNouncan opener

Practice in Kanjiru

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