空あき缶かん

Written forms

• 空あき缶かんUsage77%

  Standard kanji spelling; common in news and everyday use.

• 空あき缶かんUsage15%

  Abbreviated kanji form; seen in signs and labels.

• アキカンUsage3%
• あき缶かんUsage2%
  search-only kanji form

  Mixed kana-kanji spelling; included for search coverage.

• 空あきカンUsage1%
  search-only kanji form

  Mixed kanji-katakana spelling; included for search coverage.

• あきかんUsage1%

Kanji

• 空empty, sky, void
• 缶tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)

Similar words

• 空あき瓶びん

  空き瓶 refers specifically to an empty bottle, while 空き缶 is an empty can.

Etymology

Compound of 空き (empty) and 缶 (can).