JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 凸: "convex, beetle brow, uneven"
The kanji 凸 means "convex, beetle brow, uneven". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トツ in on'yomi and でこ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
でこ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | convex, beetle brow, uneven |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2143 of 2,501 |
Common words with 凸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- お凸brow; forehead · prominent forehead; beetle brow
- 凹凸unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness · imbalance; inequality; unevenness; disparity
- 凸凹unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness · inequality; imbalance; unevenness; difference
- 凸convex
- 凸brow; forehead · bump
- 凸凹コンビodd couple; incongruous couple
- 凸レンズconvex lens
- 凸版印刷letterpress; relief printing
- 凸型convexity
- 凸形convex; cuspid; gibbous
- 凸面鏡convex mirror
- 凸版letterpress; relief printing
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