窪 — kanji meaning “depression”
窪
depression, cave in, sink, become hollow
- Meanings
- depression, cave in, sink, become hollow
- On'yomi
- ワ (wa)、ア (a)
- Kun'yomi
- くぼ.む、くぼ.み、くぼ.まる、くぼ
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #1853 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 116
- Chinese reading
- wā — Chinese character page
Words with 窪
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笑窪 | えくぼ ekubo | dimple |
| 窪地 | くぼち kubochi | hollow; low ground; basin |
| 窪まる | くぼまる kubomaru | to cave in; to become depressed; to sink |
| 窪溜まり | くぼたまり kubotamari | hollow; pond in a hollow |
| 窪む | くぼむ kubomu | to cave in; to become depressed; to sink |
| 盆の窪 | ぼんのくぼ bonnokubo | hollow at nape of the neck |
| 落ち窪む | おちくぼむ ochikubomu | to sink in; to cave in |
| 曲窪 | きょくわ kyokuwa | downwarp |
| 落窪物語 | おちくぼものがたり ochikubomonogatari | Ochikubo Monogatari; The Tale of Ochikubo (Heian period Cinderella story) |
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