龕 — readings, stroke count and radical

brushStroke order

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

menu_bookMeaning

alcove for an image

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• カン
• ガン

Kun (native)

• れい

Other languages

• 拼音kan1
• 한글gam
• Hán-ViệtKham
• Hán-ViệtKhám

infoBasics

Strokes

22 strokes

Radical

龍(りゅう)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+9F95

grid_viewComponents

• 一いち
• 𠆢ひとやね
• 口くち
• 月つき
• 立たつ

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

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱合龍

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 龕がんniche for a Buddhist image, alcove, miniature shrine for a Buddhist image, portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)
• 龕灯がんどう仏壇に供える灯火。 「龕灯提灯」の略。Buddhist altar light, flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
• 龕像がんぞう石窟の壁につくられた龕に納まるように彫り出された仏像。 小型の厨子に納まるようにつくられた上記のような仏像。Buddha figure carved into a rock, Buddha figure in a cabinet
• 龕屋がんやplace to store a body in a coffin before burial (Okinawa)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(6 results)

compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 竉One part differs
• 籠One part differs
• 靇One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-2-20

Four Corner

8021.1

Spahn–Hadamitzky

2a20.3

Nelson

568