JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 窯: "kiln, oven, furnace"
The kanji 窯 means "kiln, oven, furnace". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヨウ in on'yomi and かま 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)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かま
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 | kiln, oven, furnace |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2072 of 2,501 |
Common words with 窯
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 窯stove; furnace; kiln
- 石窯stone oven; masonry oven; brick oven
- 瓦窯tile kiln
- 登り窯climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
- 窯場kiln-equipped pottery workshop
- 窯元pottery (i.e. the place) · potter
- ピザ窯pizza oven
- 窯変deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing
- 窯業ceramics; ceramic industry
- 官窯governmental porcelain furnace
- 窯印potter's mark
- 炭窯charcoal kiln; charcoal pile
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