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函 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「凵」

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On
カンかん · kan
Kun
はこ・い.れるhako · i.reru
Meaning
box; enclose

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a lidded box with something set inside: a box, and to enclose.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 投函とうかん

    posting a letter

  • 函はこ

    box; case

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いてポストに投函(とうかん)した。

I wrote the letter and posted it.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 凵Map of reading カンAll maps

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