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缶

缶 (tin can, container)

  • JLPT N1
  • 6 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 缶
  • #1543 most frequent

Manufactured Item

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
カン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
かま

Example words & Vocabulary

缶詰めかんづめ
packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can
缶かん
can,tin
薬缶やかん
kettle
缶詰かんづめ
packing (in cans),canning,canned goods,tin can

Example sentences 3

道みちに缶かんをすてるな。

Don't throw away cans on the street.

缶かんにあめが入はいっています。

There's some candy in the can.

缶かんを開あけてもいいですか。

Is it OK if I open a can?

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