籠 – basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself

22 strokesJōyō (secondary school)N3 vocabulary

The kanji 籠 means basket, devote oneself, seclude oneself, cage, coop, implied. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ロウ、ル (rou, ru); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かご、こ.める、こも.る、こ.む (kago, komeru, komoru, komu). It is written with 22 strokes, under radical 竹 (no. 118).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ロウ	rou
On’yomi	ル	ru
Kun’yomi	かご	kago
Kun’yomi	こ.める	komeru
Kun’yomi	こも.る	komoru
Kun’yomi	こ.む	komu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 竹 (Kangxi radical 118). Components: 月・竹・立・乞.

Words using 籠

籠かごbasket (shopping, etc.)籠もるこもるto shut oneself in (e.g. one's room)

Kanji with the same radical

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