漢字道KANJIDO

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2High school level5 strokesRadical
On
オウ
Kun
くぼ.む・へこ.む・ぼこ
Meaning
concave; hollow

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

オウ凹凸・凹面鏡・凹レンズ

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

雨で地面が凹んでしまった。

The rain has left the ground hollowed out.

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