Kanji1 / 6
缶 kanji
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Secondary school
On readings
カン
Kun readings
かま
Variant forms
缻罐Words with 缶
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —ブリキ缶tin can
- —ロング缶500 ml can
- —ビール缶beer can
- —ペンキ缶paint can
- —缶ジュースcanned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
- —スチール缶steel can
- —スプレー缶spray can; aerosol can
- —薬缶をかけるto put a kettle on (the stove)
- —缶ペンケースmetal pencil box
- —缶切can opener
- —空缶empty can
- —蟹缶canned crab
- —蠏缶canned crab
- —缶詰めcanned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
- —缶きりcan opener
- —あき缶empty can
- —かに缶canned crab
- —缶けりkick the can (children's game)
- —一斗缶eighteen litre drum
- —サケ缶canned salmon; tinned salmon