JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 槽: "vat, tub, tank"
The kanji 槽 means "vat, tub, tank". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and ふね 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)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふね
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 | vat, tub, tank |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1809 of 2,501 |
Common words with 槽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 水槽water tank; cistern · fish tank; aquarium
- 浴槽bathtub
- 槽body (of a biwa)
- 貯水槽water tank
- 洗濯槽washing machine tub
- 浄化槽water-purification tank · septic tank
- 歯槽膿漏periodontitis; pyorrhea; pyorrhoea; pyorrhea alveolaris
- 便槽tub used to collect feces in an outhouse
- 二槽式two-part washing machine
- 歯槽(dental) alveolus; tooth socket
- 油槽oil tank
- 防火水槽fire cistern
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