20 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

pour

Kun'yomi
  • to pour (into) ②to sprinkle on (from above) ③to flow into (e.g. of a river) ④to fall (of rain, snow)
On'yomi
  • カン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

pour
カン そそ.ぐ (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
heron, small cup
カン こうのとり
カン あげまき あらがね
accuse, argue, dispute
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

washing a corpse for burial
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8)
consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
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References

Unicode hex code 704C
JIS X 0208 1-62-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2739
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3390
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 18759X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a17.3
Four corner code 3411.4