Onyomi: カン · Kunyomi: かま · Meanings: container, jar radical (no. 121), tin can
Kanji for container, jar radical no 121, tin can
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缶 is formed as a single structure that originally depicted a container or jar with a narrow opening. The shape represents a solid vessel used to hold liquids or goods. From this form, 缶 came to mean can, jar, or container.
缶 shows the shape of a container, meaning can or jar.
Think of 缶 as the shape of a sturdy container with an opening. Anything stored inside a can or jar is represented by 缶.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 缶 | かん | can, tin | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Counter |
| 缶 | ほとぎ | fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water | Noun |
| 缶 | かま | boiler | Noun |
| 缶詰 | かんづめ | canned food, tinned food | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 缶切り | かんきり | can opener | Noun |
| 缶コーヒー | かんコーヒー | canned coffee | common Noun |
| 缶入り | かんいり | canned, packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.) | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 缶石 | かんせき | scale on the inside of a boiler | Noun |
| 罐焚き | かまたき | stoker, fireman | Noun |
| 缶底 | かんぞこ | bottom of a can | Noun |