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kiln
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingかま
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. kilnRtK
  2. oven
  3. furnace
  1. stove

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hole · house · human legs (儿) · sheep (羊) · oven-fire (灬) · barbecue (灬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1423

Compound words

窯業ようぎょう
ceramics; ceramic industry
窯元かまもと
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
官窯かんよう
governmental porcelain furnace
穴窯あながま
very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill
炭窯すみがま
charcoal kiln
土窯どがま
earthen kiln
窯印かまじるし
potter's mark
古窯址こようし
ruins of old kilns
焼き窯やきがま
oven
窯出しかまだし
removing pots from kiln
トンネル窯トンネルがま
tunnel kiln

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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