容
容 — Contain
contain, form, looks
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomiいれる (ireru)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 容
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 容疑者 | ようぎしゃ yougisha | suspect |
| 容疑 | ようぎ yougi | suspicion; charge |
| 容易 | ようい youi | easy; simple; plain |
| 容認 | ようにん younin | approval; acceptance; toleration |
| 容器 | ようき youki | container; receptacle; vessel |
Study notes
容 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #264 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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