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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、かま
Romaji: kan, kama
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: ふ、べ
Romaji: fu, be
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

steam boiler (left side only)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  23
Radical Number:  121
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-6-17
Korean Reading:  gwan
Chinese Reading:  guan4
Unicode:  7f50
JIS:  6625

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1437
Nelson Index: 3634
New Nelson Index: 4632
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2k4.6
Four Corner Index: 8471.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 28194X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0009
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1821

Words

(かん)
can; tin
やかん頭 (やかんあたま)
bald head
缶詰 (かんづめ)
packing (in cans); canning; canned goods; tin can; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
薬缶 (やかん)
kettle
罐焚き (かまたき)
stoker; fireman
(かま)
boiler
円罐 (まるがま)
cylindrical boiler
汽缶 (きかん)
boiler
薬罐を掛ける (やかんをかける)
to put a kettle on (the stove)
外釜 (そとがま)
outer pot of a rice cooker; outdoor bathwater heater
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