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凹 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「凵」

道
準2High school level ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「凵」
On
オウおう · ō
Kun
くぼ.む・へこ.む・ぼこkubo.mu · heko.mu · boko
Meaning
concave; hollow

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of a shape hollowed out in the middle: concave, sunken.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onオウおうō凹凸おうとつ凹面鏡おうめんきょう凹レンズおうレンズ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 凹面鏡おうめんきょう

    concave mirror

  • 凹凸おうとつ

    unevenness

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

雨(あめ)で地面(じめん)が凹(へこ)んでしまった。

The rain has left the ground hollowed out.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

Map of radical 凵Map of reading オウAll maps

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