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淦

Readings

Kana: カン、コン、あか

Romaji: kan, kon, aka

Kana

Romaji

Meaning

bilge water

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 11

Radical Number: 85

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 1-3-8

Korean Reading: gam

Chinese Reading: gan4

Unicode: 6de6

JIS: 5E40

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2594

New Nelson Index: 3193

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3a8.1

Four Corner Index: 3811.9

Daikanwanjiten Index: 17667

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0025

Words

淦 (あか)

bilge-water

淦水 (かんすい)

bilge water

湯取り (ゆとり)

clothing to absorb dampness after bathing; yukata; twice-boiled rice (for sick persons); scoop for removing bilge water

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