Kanji

What does the kanji 容 mean?

容 means contain, accommodate; appearance. On'yomi ヨウ. Kun'yomi い.れる.

Quick facts
On'yomiヨウ
Kun'yomiい.れる
Strokes10
Main radical宀
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi ヨウKun'yomi い.れる
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

contain, accommodate; appearance

Memory hook

Under the roof (宀) there is a whole valley (谷), so it holds a great deal — CONTAIN, APPEARANCE.

Main radical

宀roof 3 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 容積ようせきcapacity, volume
  • 美容びようbeauty care
  • 形容詞けいようしadjective
  • 形容動詞けいようどうしな-adjective
  • 収容しゅうようaccommodation, capacity; detention, housing
  • 寛容かんようtolerance, generosity
  • 許容きょようpermission, tolerance

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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