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桶

桶 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 液体や粒子状のものを貯蔵する容器。おけ、たる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「甬」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tub, bucket

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヨウ
  • トウ
Kun (native)
  • おけ
Other languages
  • 拼音tong3
  • 한글tong
  • 한글yong
  • Hán-ViệtDũng

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+6876

Components

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

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木甬

Words using this kanji

  • 桶おけ（おけ）水などをためるのに用いるため、木板を組み合わせて作られた容器。bucket, pail, tub
  • 桶屋おけやbucket maker, well maker, cooper, hooper
  • 桶柑たんかんtankan orange (Citrus tankan), tankan mandarin
  • 桶側胴おけがわどうtub-sided samurai cuirass
  • 桶太鼓おけだいこbarrel drum, drum with an uncurved body
  • 桶胴太鼓おけどうだいこbarrel drum, drum with an uncurved body

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(36 results)

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Lookup codes

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