Word Meaning

かん kan

棺 is read as かん (kan) and means coffin.

Meaning

English

  1. coffin
  2. casket

Reading

Kana

かん

Romaji

kan

Writing Variants

  • ひつぎ hitsugi
  • きゅう kyuu
  • ひつぎ hitsugi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 6867 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

石棺

せきかん

sarcophagus

Example Sentences

10

そふはひつぎのなかでしずかにねむっていた。

My grandfather lay peacefully asleep in the coffin.

しろいはながひつぎのうえにおかれていた。

White flowers had been placed on top of the casket.

ひとびとはひつぎをしずかにはこんだ。

The մարդիկ carried the coffin quietly.

かれはひつぎにさいごのわかれをつげた。

He said his final goodbye at the casket.

ひつぎのふたがゆっくりとじられた。

The lid of the coffin was closed slowly.

そのひつぎはくろいぬのでおおわれていた。

The casket was covered with a black cloth.

ひつぎのそばでかぞくがいのっていた。

The family was praying beside the coffin.

ふるいひつぎがてらのくらからみつかった。

An old coffin was found in the temple storehouse.

かのじょはひつぎにいちりんのばらをいれた。

She placed a single rose into the casket.

I was surprised to hear that there are people who participate in "inside a coffin experiences" similar to those funerals held for still living people.