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稈

Readings

Kana: カン、わら
Romaji: kan, wara
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

straw, hollow stem

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  115
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-5-7
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  gan3
Unicode:  7a08
JIS:  6343

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3283
New Nelson Index: 4142
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5d7.1
Four Corner Index: 2694.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25074
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0581

Words

稈 (かん)
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
麦わら帽子 (むぎわらぼうし)
straw hat
短稈 (たんかん)
short-stalked (i.e. plants); dwarf
麦わら (むぎわら、ばっかん)
wheat straw; barley straw
麦稈細工 (むぎわらざいく)
straw work
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