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凹 – concave, hollow, sunken
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The kanji 凹 means concave, hollow, sunken. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is オウ (ou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is くぼ.む、へこ.む、ぼこ (kubomu, hekomu, boko). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 凵 (no. 17).
Stroke order
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Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | オウ | ou |
| Kun’yomi | くぼ.む | kubomu |
| Kun’yomi | へこ.む | hekomu |
| Kun’yomi | ぼこ | boko |
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: 凵 (Kangxi radical 17). Components: 凵.
Words using 凹
凸凹でこぼこunevenness凹むへこむto be dented
Kanji with the same radical
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