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棺

Reading

Kana: カン
Romaji: kan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

coffin, casket

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2161
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  gwan
Chinese Reading:  guan1
Unicode:  68fa
JIS:  343D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 985
Nelson Index: 2298
New Nelson Index: 2746
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a8.25
Four Corner Index: 4397.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1107
Gakken Index: 1447
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14993
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0409
Remembering the kanji Index: 1272
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1441
Kodansha Compact Index: 1098
Kanji in Context Index: 1534
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 673
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 897
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1280
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1364
Essential Kanji Index: 1730
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1240
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1877
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1551

Words

棺 (かん、ひつぎ)
coffin; casket
棺桶 (かんおけ)
coffin; casket
棺を覆う (かんをおおう)
to cover a coffin; to die
寝棺 (ねかん)
coffin; casket
納棺 (のうかん)
placing of body in coffin
石棺 (せっかん、せきかん)
sarcophagus; stone coffin
棺に納める (かんにおさめる)
to lay in a coffin
出棺 (しゅっかん)
carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
入棺 (にゅうかん)
placing in the coffin
棺を蓋いて事定まる (かんをおおいてことさだまる)
a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed
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