缶
缶 — Tin can
tin can, container
On’yomiカン (kan)
Kun’yomiかま (kama)
Stroke order (6 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 缶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缶 | かん kan | can; tin; canned food |
| 空き缶 | あきかん akikan | empty can |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ kanzume | canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work) |
| ドラム缶 | ドラムかん doramukan | drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel |
| 缶コーヒー | かんコーヒー kanko-hi- | canned coffee |
Study notes
缶 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1543 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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