Kanken 1
鑵

Meaning

Kanji 鑵

steam boiler

steam boiler

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
かま
Onyomi 音読み
カン
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 缶 (Itaiji) , 𦈢 (Itaiji) , 罐 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
25
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
貛 • 讙 • 觀 • 顴 • 罐 • 雚 • 勸

Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

缶

かん

canned food

汽缶

きかん

boiler

薬缶

やかん

bald head

やかん頭

やかんあたま

bald head

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

古い工場の隅に大きな鑵が置かれていた。

A large boiler had been placed in the corner of the old factory.

職人は鑵の圧力を毎朝確認する。

The craftsman checks the boiler pressure every morning.

井戸のそばに水をくむための鑵が掛けてある。

A bucket for drawing water hangs beside the well.

その鑵は金属でできていて、とても丈夫だ。

That metal container is made of iron and is very sturdy.

昔はこの鑵で湯をわかしていたらしい。

It seems that people used to boil water with this tool.