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

5 strokes
Radical:
stone
Parts:
stone
Kun:
いし
On:
セキシャクコク
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N3
342 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 石 【セキ】 counter for jewels in a watch, counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
  • 石材 【セキザイ】 (building) stone
  • 一石 【イッセキ】 one game (of go)
  • 投石 【トウセキ】 stone throwing
  • 石神 【シャクジン】 stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
  • 石南花 【シャクナゲ】 rhododendron
  • 電磁石 【デンジシャク】 electromagnet
  • 界磁石 【カイジシャク】 field magnet
  • 石 【コク】 koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres, measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
  • 石高 【コクダカ】 (crop) yield, stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop), salary
  • 一石 【イッコク】 one koku (measure)

Kun reading compounds

  • 石 【いし】 stone, jewel, precious stone, flint (in a lighter), stone, stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.), calculus
  • 石垣 【いしがき】 stone wall
  • 墓石 【ぼせき】 tombstone, gravestone
  • 敷石 【しきいし】 paving stone, pavement

Readings

Japanese names:
いさ、 いす、 いわ、 し、 せっく、 と
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
shi2, dan4
Korean:
seog

Spanish

  • piedra

Portuguese

  • pedra

French

  • pierre
44 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
72 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
45 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3176 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
102 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
763 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
172 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
78 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
78 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
102 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1397 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3689 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1884 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2564 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
114 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
24024 Morohashi
2971 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3985 New Nelson (John Haig)
113 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
118 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
347 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
44 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3377 2001 Kanji
5a0.1 The Kanji Dictionary
3-2-3 SKIP code
1026.0 Four corner code
1060.0 Four corner code
1-32-48 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
77f3 Unicode hex code