Kanji

函

Meaning

box (archaic)

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • はこ box
  • はこ だて Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
  • はこ だてせん Hakodate Line
  • いれる

On'yomi

  • とう かん mailing
  • かん がい box and cover
  • かん きょ drain with an oblong cross-section

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

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Component Analysis

函
box (archaic)
はこ, い.れる, カン
凵
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン

Common Words

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