缶
tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
Readings
On'yomi
- カン
Kun'yomi
- かま
Nanori
- ふ
- べ
Meaning
缶 centers on a container, especially a metal one: a tin can or jar. The radical sense is the same container shape used as a component in other characters.
Most common words using 缶
20 of 54- 缶かんN3
can; tin
- 缶詰かんづめN3
canned food; tinned food
- 薬缶やかんN3
kettle
- ドラム缶ドラムかん
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
- 空き缶あきかんN3
empty can
- ツナ缶ツナかん
tinned tuna; canned tuna
- 缶切りかんきり
can opener
- 缶コーヒーかんコーヒー
canned coffee
- 1斗缶いっとかん
eighteen litre drum
- アルミ缶アルミかん
aluminium can; aluminum can
- カニ缶かにかん
canned crab
- ジェリ缶ジェリカン
jerrycan
- スチール缶スチールかん
steel can
- スプレー缶スプレーかん
spray can; aerosol can
- ビール缶ビールかん
beer can
- ブリキ缶ブリキかん
tin can
- ペンキ缶ペンキかん
paint can
- ペール缶ペールかん
large can with a handle; pail
- ボトル缶ボトルかん
aluminium can shaped like a bottle (aluminum); metal bottle
- ロング缶ロングかん
500 ml can
Study
Etymology
缶 is a pictograph of a lidded container or jar. The modern form preserves the basic shape of a vessel with a top and a hollow body.
Meaning mnemonic
The top horizontal stroke is the lid, the short vertical strokes are the rim, and the lower boxy shape is the body of a tin can or jar. Picture a sealed metal container: 缶.
Reading mnemonic
For カン, imagine a tin can: can -> カン. The English word 'can' sounds exactly like the reading, and the kanji itself is a can.