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函

函 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. はこ。
  2. いれる。
  3. ふばこ。手紙などの書物をいれる箱。
  4. よろい。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。矢を収納する箱を象ったもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

box (archaic)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カン
Kun (native)
  • はこ
  • い(れる)
Other languages
  • 拼音han2
  • 한글ham
  • Hán-ViệtHàm

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
凵(うけばこ)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+51FD

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻[:-1]了⿶凵⿰冫⿱丿丶

Words using this kanji

  • 函蓋かんがい函と蓋。 二つのものがよく合致すること。box and cover
  • 函渠かんきょdrain with an oblong cross-section
  • 函人かんじんarmorer, armourer
  • 函嶺かんれいthe Hakone Mountains
  • 函館はこだてHakodate (city in Hokkaido)
  • 函館線はこだてせんHakodate Line
  • 函館大学はこだてだいがくHakodate University
  • 函館線支線はこだてせんしせんHakodate Line Branch Line

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
3-2-6
Four Corner
1077.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2b6.3
Heisig
2051
Nelson
49