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depression
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingワ、ア
Kun readingくぼ.む、くぼ.み、くぼ.まる、くぼ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. depressionRtK
    雨が岩場の窪んだところにいくつもの水溜まりを作っていた。Rain formed pools in the hollow spaces on the rocks.tatoeba
    魔住みの窪と云有。There was a hollow place where a demon lived.wiki
  2. cave in
  3. sink
  4. become hollow

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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hole · house · human legs (儿) · water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · ivy · square jewel · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1421

Compound words

窪みくぼみ
hollow
窪むくぼむ
to cave in
窪地くぼち
hollow
笑窪えくぼ
dimple
窪まるくぼまる
to cave in
片笑窪かたえくぼ
dimple on one cheek
盆の窪ぼんのくぼ
hollow at nape of the neck
窪溜まりくぼたまり
hollow
落ち窪むおちくぼむ
to sink in
痘痕も笑窪あばたもえくぼ
love is blind

Additional Examples

落窪の姫：ヒロイン。
Ochikubo no Hime: Heroinewiki

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

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