Keyword
tin can
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig2116
Old form
Readings
かん
(99%)
Composed of
cow head
one
mountain
Used in kanji (15 in total)
low spirits
long ago
fissure
beautiful (as a jewel)
Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
can; tin; canned food
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
canned coffee
canned beer; can of beer
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
spray can; aerosol can
aluminium can; aluminum can
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
"kick the can" game
tin badge; button badge; button pin
tinned tuna; canned tuna
canned cat food; tin of cat food
canned peaches
eighteen litre drum
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
portable gasoline can; gas can
tin badge; button badge; button pin
can manufacturing; boiler manufacturing
aluminium can shaped like a bottle (aluminum); metal bottle
tea caddy; tea canister; tea can
triangular tin; triangular can
canned crab
canned salmon; tinned salmon
boiler
opening a can
metal pencil box
empty can
gas mask canister; respirator cartridge; chemical cartridge
large can with a handle; pail
food container (esp. for transport)
canned salmon; tinned salmon
bottom of a can
eighteen litre drum
canned salmon; tinned salmon
canned crab
metal pencil box; metal pencil case
canned meal (e.g. military ration)
fat-bodied, small-mouthed earthenware jar for carrying water; water vessel used for a baby's first bath
kanji "jar" radical at left
resealable metal can (for coffee, tea leaves, sweets, etc.)
punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)
scale on the inside of a boiler
Examples (19 in total)
This can is empty.
Taking out a knife, he tried to open the can.
Could I please have one more can of beer?