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含

含 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Origin of the character

形声。「口」+音符「今」。「口にふくむ」を意味する漢語｛含｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

contain, include, hold in the mouth, bear in mind, understand, cherish

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ガンJHS
Kun (native)
  • ふく(む)JHS
  • ふく(める)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音han2
  • 한글ham
  • Hán-ViệtHàm

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+542B

Components

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱今口

Words using this kanji

  • 含みふくみimplication, hidden meaning, latitude, atmosphere
  • 含有がんゆうある物を成分として含んでいること。containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
  • 含蓄がんちく何かを含み、蓄えること。 内容が豊かで深い意味を内蔵していること。implication, significance, connotation, depth of meaning
  • 含めるふくめる「ふくめる」の漢字表記。to include (in a group or scope), to instruct, to make one understand, to include (a nuance)
  • 含ませるふくませるto soak, to saturate, to suckle, to make one hold something in the mouth
  • 含み資産ふくみしさんhidden assets
  • 含意がんい表面に現れない意味を持たせること。 任意の命題p,qについてpが真ならば常にqが真の時。implication, connotation, (material) implication, material conditional
  • 含水がんすい水分を含むこと。水気があること。hydrated, hydrous
  • 含糖がんとうsugar content
  • 含味がんみ口中に含んで味を味わうこと。 ものの意義を深く味わうこと。taste, thinking over carefully
  • 含量がんりょう含有量。content
  • 含羞がんしゅう。はにかみ。shyness
  • 含油がんゆoil impregnation, oil-bearing, oil-containing
  • 含浸がんしんimpregnation
  • 含嗽がんそう口を漱ぐこと。うがいをすること。gargling, rinsing one's mouth
  • 含銅がんどうcupriferous, containing copper
  • 含羞むはにかむto be shy, to be bashful, to look shy
  • 含ますふくますto soak, to saturate, to suckle, to make one hold something in the mouth
  • 含み声ふくみごえmuffled voice
  • 含塵率がんじんりつdust content

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(61 results)

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Lookup codes

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8060.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
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1712
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402