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檻 Kanji meaning "pen, corral, cell"

Jiten frequency #2072Kanken Level 1TMW Debut Idol19 strokes

Meanings

pen, corral, cell, jail

On'yomi

カン

Kun'yomi

おりおばしまてすり

Composed of

木treeradical
監oversee

Components and stroke order from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Reading usage

折(せっ)檻(かん)physical punishment#30314檻(かん)房(ぼう)(prison) cell#185496籠(ろう)鳥(ちょう)檻(かん)猿(えん)denied freedom (of how to live one's life)#357149欄(らん)檻(かん)railing#476568

Most common words using this kanji

檻(おり)cage#8454折(せっ)檻(かん)physical punishment#30314檻(かん)房(ぼう)(prison) cell#185496象(ぞう)の檻(おり)elephant cage#298432籠(ろう)鳥(ちょう)檻(かん)猿(えん)denied freedom (of how to live one's life)#357149欄(らん)檻(かん)railing#476568香檻(かおり)Kaori#476568
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