缶 — kanji meaning “tin can”
缶
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
- Meanings
- tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
- On'yomi
- カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi
- かま
- Name readings
- ふ、べ
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1543 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 121
- Chinese reading
- fǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 缶
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缶詰 | かんづめ kanzume | canned food; tinned food |
| 空き缶 | あきかん akikan | empty can |
| ドラム缶 | ドラムかん doramukan | drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel |
| ツナ缶 | ツナかん tsunakan | tinned tuna; canned tuna |
| 薬缶 | やかん yakan | kettle |
| 缶切り | かんきり kankiri | can opener |
| 円缶 | まるがま marugama | cylindrical boiler |
| 製缶工場 | せいかんこうじょう seikankoujou | (tin) can factory |
| 製缶 | せいかん seikan | can manufacturing; boiler manufacturing |
| 汽缶 | きかん kikan | boiler |
| 汽缶室 | きかんしつ kikanshitsu | boiler room |
| カニ缶 | かにかん kanikan | canned crab |
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