缶 – Kanji details

Keyword

tin can

Info

Frequency	Top 1700-1800
Type	Jōyō ?
	Shinjitai ?
Kanken	Level Pre-2
Heisig	2116
Old form	罐
Readings	かん (99%)
	かまほとぎ

Composed of

𠂉

cow head

一

one

山

mountain

Used in kanji (15 in total)

low spirits

long ago

fissure

beautiful (as a jewel)

tin can [old]

precious stone

vase

vial

deficiency

sparrow hawk

???

treasure [old]

compulsory service to the state

鰩

the nautilus

匋

tin can in a bag

Used in vocabulary (59 in total)

缶かん

can; tin; canned food

缶かん詰づめ

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

空あき缶かん

empty can

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Examples (19 in total)

この缶かんは空からだ。

This can is empty.

ナイフを取とり出だして、彼かれは缶かんを開あけようとした。

Taking out a knife, he tried to open the can.

ビールをもう１缶かんいただけますか。

Could I please have one more can of beer?