窪 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. くぼ。くぼみ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

形声。「穴」+音符「洼」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

depression, cave in, sink, become hollow

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ワ
• ア

Kun (native)

• くぼ(む)
• くぼ(み)
• くぼ(まる)
• くぼ

Other languages

• 拼音wa1
• 한글wa
• Hán-ViệtOa

infoBasics

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

穴(あな)

JIS level

Level 1

Unicode

U+7AAA

grid_viewComponents

• 儿ひとあし
• 土つち
• 宀うかんむり
• 氵さんずい
• 穴あな

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱穴洼

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 窪くぼ窪んでいる所。くぼみ。hollow, cavity, sunken place, vagina
• 窪むくぼむ物などの一部分が落ち込み周囲よりも低くなる。 落ちぶれる。to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
• 窪地くぼち周辺より窪んだ土地。hollow, low ground, basin, pit
• 窪まるくぼまる周囲よりも低い状態になる。to cave in, to become depressed, to sink
• 窪溜まりくぼたまりhollow, pond in a hollow

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(11 results)

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-3-11

Four Corner

3011.4

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3m11.9

Heisig

1421

Nelson

3334