This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カン、はこ、い.れる
Romaji: kan, hako, i.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

box (archaic)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  1
Frequency:  1781
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  3-2-6
Korean Reading:  ham
Chinese Reading:  han2
Unicode:  51fd
JIS:  4821

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3001
Nelson Index: 49
New Nelson Index: 446
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2b6.3
Four Corner Index: 1077.2
Gakken Index: 1503
Japanese Names Index: 1232
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1826
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0185
Remembering the kanji Index: 1902
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2587
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1921
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2051
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3724

Words

(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
投函 (とうかん)
mailing; posting
函人 (かんじん)
armorer; armourer
函蓋 (かんがい)
box and cover
暗箱 (あんばこ)
camera obscura; black box
関数 (かんすう)
function (e.g. math, programming, programing)
函嶺 (かんれい)
the Hakone Mountains
函渠 (かんきょ)
drain with an oblong cross-section
入れる (いれる)
to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire; to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to; to include; to pay (one's rent, etc.); to cast (a vote); to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to turn on (a switch, etc.); to send (a fax); to call
潜函病 (せんかんびょう)
caisson disease; the bends
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