JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 棺: "coffin, casket"
The kanji 棺 means "coffin, casket". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン in on'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)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
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 | coffin, casket |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2161 of 2,501 |
Common words with 棺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 棺coffin; casket
- 棺桶coffin; casket
- 石棺sarcophagus; stone coffin
- 出棺carrying out a coffin; funeral procession
- 寝棺coffin; casket
- 棺に納めるto lay in a coffin
- 納棺placing a body in a coffin
- 木棺wooden coffin
- 入棺placing in the coffin
- 甕棺burial urn (often two-storey); funerary urn
- 棺を覆うto cover a coffin; to die
- 棺を蓋いて事定まるa person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed
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