15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

kiln, oven, furnace

Kun'yomi
  • stove
On'yomi
  • ヨウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かま 100.0%

Character Breakdown

kiln, oven, furnace
かま ヨウ (9th, N1)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
lamb
コウ こひつじ (Kentei 1)
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ

Common Words

pottery (i.e. the place) ②potter
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
removing pots from kiln
earthen kiln
charcoal kiln
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References

Unicode hex code 7AAF
JIS X 0208 1-45-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3336
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4210
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2361
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2986
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1528
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2045
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1821
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25594
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1881
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1789
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1925
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1599
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1788
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1900
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1458
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1337
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m12.5
Four corner code 3033.1
De Roo Code 740