What does kanji 嵌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 嵌 is go into.

How is kanji 嵌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 嵌 are あな, は.まる, は.める; the onyomi readings are カン.

What words use kanji 嵌?

Example words that use kanji 嵌 include 嵌め木細工, 嵌合, 嵌張, 嵌張待ち.

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嵌

Meaning

Kanji 嵌

go into

go into, inlay, plunge

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あなは.まるは.める
Onyomi 音読み: カン
Nanori 名乗り: -

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Kanji Kentei: Level 1
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Showing 11 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

嵌め木細工

はめきざいく

inlaid woodwork

嵌合

かんごう

fitting together (e.g. nuts and bolts)

嵌張

カンチャン

wait for the middle tile of a chow

嵌張待ち

カンチャンまち

wait for the middle tile of a three-in-a-row which will finish one's hand

嵌入

かんにゅう

setting in

象嵌

ぞうがん

inlay (work)

当て嵌まる

あてはまる

to apply (of a rule)

当て嵌める

あてはめる

to apply

ギブスを嵌める

ギブスをはめる

to put in a (plaster) cast

つぼに嵌まる

つぼにはまる

to hit the bull's-eye

箍を嵌める

たがをはめる

to hoop

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

鍵が穴に嵌った。

The key went into the hole.

彼は仕事に嵌っている。

He is deeply absorbed in his work.

職人が銀を木箱に嵌めた。

The craftsman inlaid silver into the wooden box.

この部品はここに嵌めてください。

Please fit this part in here.

山奥に嵌った谷がある。

There is a deep-cut valley in the mountains.

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白嵌雲 Bai Qianyun

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