漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

6Elementary year 510 strokesRadical
On
ヨウ
Kun
Meaning
to contain; form; appearance

Origin

ORIGIN

宀 "house" over 谷 "valley"; both hold much within — hence "to contain," and "form, looks."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ヨウ容易・容器・形容

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 内容ないよう

    contents

  • 容器ようき

    container

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

手紙の内容を家族に話した。

I told my family the contents of the letter.

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