What does kanji 燗 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 燗 is warming sake.

How is kanji 燗 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 燗 are かん.する; the onyomi readings are カン, ラン.

What words use kanji 燗?

Example words that use kanji 燗 include 燗, 燗をつける, 燗酒, 燗徳利.

Kanken 1

燗

Meaning

Kanji 燗

warming sake

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かん.する
Onyomi 音読み: カンラン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 16
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 嫺 • 蕑 • 憪 • 癇 • 襉 • 僩 • 瞯

Related vocabulary

8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

燗

かん

warming up sake

燗をつける

かんをつける

to warm up sake

燗酒

かんざけ

warmed sake

燗徳利

かんどくり

bottle used for warming sake

燗番

かんばん

person in charge of warming sake in a bar

燗冷まし

かんざまし

leftover sake (which has cooled)

人肌燗

ひとはだかん

sake warmed to human body temperature (approx. 37 degrees C)

熱燗

あつかん

hot sake

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今夜は少しお燗した酒を飲みたい。

Tonight I want to drink some slightly warmed sake.

寒い日は熱燗がいちばんだ。

On a cold day, hot sake is the best.

店の人が酒に燗をつけてくれた。

The server warmed the sake for me.

この料理にはぬる燗がよく合う。

Lukewarm sake pairs well with this dish.

父は夕食の前にお燗を頼んだ。

My father ordered warmed sake before dinner.