Jisho

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6 strokes
Radical:
jar
Parts:
Variants:
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
Kun:
かま
On:
カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1543 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 缶 【カン】 can, tin, canned food
  • 缶詰 【カンヅメ】 canned food, tinned food, confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work), being stuck in a confined space
  • ドラム缶 【ドラムカン】 drum (e.g. oil, gasoline), metal barrel
  • 開缶 【カイカン】 opening a can

Kun reading compounds

  • 缶 【かま】 boiler
  • 罐焚き 【かまたき】 stoker, fireman

Readings

Japanese names:
ふ、 べ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fou3
Korean:
bu

Spanish

  • lata de hojalata
  • envase
  • hervidor

Portuguese

  • Lata
  • pote
  • recipiente

French

  • boîte de conserve
  • récipient
  • radical jarre (no. 121)
1095 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1666 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1653 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
543 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1649 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1762 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
920 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1564 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2526 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1282 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1750 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1984 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
28108 Morohashi
2033 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4624 New Nelson (John Haig)
1965 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2116 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1086 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2376 2001 Kanji
2k4.6 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-4 SKIP code
4-6-2 SKIP code
8077.2 Four corner code
1-20-44 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7f36 Unicode hex code

2 strokes
Radical:
enter
Parts:
enter, insert
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
56 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 入園 【ニュウエン】 enrollment in kindergarten, enrolment in nursery school, entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
  • 入院 【ニュウイン】 hospitalization, hospitalisation
  • 輸出入 【ユシュツニュウ】 export and import
  • 納入 【ノウニュウ】 payment (of taxes, fees, etc.), supply (of goods), delivery
  • 入水 【ジュスイ】 suicide by drowning, drowning oneself, entering the water, hitting the water
  • 入御 【ニュウギョ】 emperor's return to the imperial palace

Kun reading compounds

  • 入る 【いる】 to enter, to go in, to get in, to come in, to set (of the sun or moon), to sink, to go down, to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.), to achieve, to reach (e.g. a climax), to do fully, to do intently, to do sincerely, to do deeply, to feel keenly, to (reach a state) completely
  • 入満 【イルマン】 brother, lay brother, non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
  • 東入ル 【ひがしいる】 east of
  • 西入ル 【にしいる】 west of
  • 入れる 【いれる】 to put in, to let in, to take in, to bring in, to insert, to install (e.g. software), to set (a jewel, etc.), to ink in (e.g. tattoo), to admit, to accept, to employ, to hire, to accept, to comply, to grant, to adopt (a policy, etc.), to take (advice, etc.), to listen to, to pay attention to, to include, to pay (one's rent, etc.), to cast (a vote), to make (tea, coffee, etc.), to turn on (a switch, etc.), to send (a fax), to call
  • 入る 【はいる】 to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive, to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into, to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category), to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated, to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed, to be received, to be obtained, to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes), to turn on, to start functioning, to start working, to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin, to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop, to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength), to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made, to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk

Readings

Japanese names:
いり、 いる、 に、 の、 りり
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ru4
Korean:
ib

Spanish

  • entrar
  • insertar
  • admitir
  • introducir
  • meter

Portuguese

  • entrar
  • inserir

French

  • entrer
  • insérer
125 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
28 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
63 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
74 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
574 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
39 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
15 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
52 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
186 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
150 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4177 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2113 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2859 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
786 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
1415 Morohashi
3370 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
366 New Nelson (John Haig)
779 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
842 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
65 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
8 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3562 2001 Kanji
0a2.3 The Kanji Dictionary
4-2-4 SKIP code
3-1-1 SKIP code
8000.0 Four corner code
1-38-94 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5165 Unicode hex code