JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 凹: "concave, hollow, sunken"
The kanji 凹 means "concave, hollow, sunken". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read オウ in on'yomi and くぼ.む, へこ.む, ぼこ 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)
オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くぼ.むへこ.むぼこ
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 | concave, hollow, sunken |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2206 of 2,501 |
Common words with 凹
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 凹むto be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give · to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in
- 凹凸unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness · imbalance; inequality; unevenness; disparity
- 凹みhollow; cavity; dent; depression
- 凸凹unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness · inequality; imbalance; unevenness; difference
- 凹ますto dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
- 凸凹コンビodd couple; incongruous couple
- 凹面鏡concave mirror
- 凹めるto hollow out
- 凹面concavity · concave
- 凹形concavity
- 凹レンズconcave lens
- 凹concave; hollow; sunken
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