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Japanese symbol for “canned”

Romaji: kan'iri
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)

In Japanese, canned is , read (kan'iri).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
on: カン
kun: かま
6 strokes · JLPT 1
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんづめ kanzumecanned food; tinned food
あきかん akikanempty can
ドラムかん doramukandrum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
ツナかん tsunakantinned tuna; canned tuna
やかん yakankettle
かんきり kankirican opener
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation

See also: Chinese symbol for “canned”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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