Memory phrase for the character: 缶


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Meaning

can, container

Pronunciation

KAN
kama

Explanation

From top: opened lid , can opener 十 and a can 凵 (At the introduction of the metal cans this kanji was selected because it fits phonetically)

Mnemonic


 
Image of a can.

Radicals

noonCompare with "box" 缶 [かま, カン], which shows a pestle 午 in a mortar 凵. Just as the pestle is vertical in the mortar, the sun is vertical at noon.
container, canThe character “noon” 午 is seen as a mortar 午 that stands upright under the vertical sun in the container 凵 at noon. So this combination means: container 缶.
lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
frame




 Vocabulary

薬缶 やかん  kettle
かん  can, tin
缶詰 かんづめ  packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can


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