Word Meaning 空き缶

あきかん akikan

空き缶 is read as あきかん (akikan) and means empty can.

Meaning

English

  1. empty can

Reading

Kana

あきかん

Romaji

akikan

Writing Variants

  • 空缶 あきかん akikan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

空軍

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くういき

airspace

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くうばく

aerial bombing

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くうゆ

air transport

空き瓶

あきびん

empty bottle

空陸

くうりく

land and air

空気力学的

くうきりきがくてき

aerodynamic

空間的

くうかんてき

spatial

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Air Force Association

空間的関係

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spatial relation

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air power

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Example Sentences

6

あきかんはここにすててください。

Please throw the empty can away here.

I found the empty tin.

I found the empty tin.

He picked up cans in the street.

Tom found an empty beer can in his daughter's bedroom.

After seeing cigarette butts and empty beer cans scattered all across his daughter's room, Tom was lost for words.