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缶

tin can
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingかま
JōyōGrade 8

Popular Usage

缶詰

Radicals and components

Radical缶jar

Mnemonic (RtK)

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noon · sign of the horse · shovel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2116

Compound words

缶詰かんづめ
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
空き缶あきかん
empty can
ドラム缶ドラムかん
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
缶コーヒーかんコーヒー
canned coffee

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 缶

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step