JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 枠: "frame, framework, spindle"
The kanji 枠 means "frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji)". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1 and わく 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)
no recorded reading
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わく
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 | frame, framework, spindle, spool, bounding-box, (kokuji) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 922 of 2,501 |
Common words with 枠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 枠frame; framework · border; box
- 窓枠window frame; sash
- 枠組みframe (physical structure); framework · framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
- 木枠wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
- 別枠additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
- 大枠general framework; broad outline; rough idea · generally; broadly; in broad terms; roughly speaking
- 枠内within the limits (framework, boundaries, price, etc.)
- 推薦枠(university) admission category for recommended candidates
- 外枠border
- 枠外(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
- 枠線grid-line (e.g. in spreadsheet); enclosing line
- 型枠formwork; shuttering; mold; mould
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