Kanji

缶

缶

tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

缶部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かま

Nanori (Name Reading)

べ

Common Readings

カン

Example sentences

缶 かん
ジュースの缶をゴミ箱に捨てた。

I threw the juice can into the trash bin.

どろり どろり
ペンキが缶からどろりと流れ出た。

The paint flowed thickly out of the can.

缶詰 かんづめ
この缶詰は賞味期限が切れている

This canned food is past its expiration date.

空き缶 あきかん
道端に空き缶が落ちている。

An empty can is lying on the side of the road.

つぶす つぶす
空き缶を足でつぶしてゴミ箱に捨てた。

I crushed the empty can with my foot and threw it in the trash can.

薬缶 やかん
薬缶でお湯を沸かす。

Boil water in the kettle.

Example Vocabulary

缶

かん

can; tin

缶詰

かんづめ

canned food; tinned food

空き缶

あきかん

empty can

缶コーヒー

かんコーヒー

缶ビール

かんビール

ドラム缶

ドラムかん

缶ジュース

かんジュース

薬缶

やかん

kettle

スプレー缶

スプレーかん

アルミ缶

アルミかん

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