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    3. 棺

    棺

    棺カン

    coffin

    N1KMT10Freq #2161Core ConceptsAmbiguous glossKanji12 strokes

    組

    棺棺

    The bureaucrat's coffin was carved from a single tree.

    On'yomi

    カン

    coffincasket

    木官

    木
    宀
    冖
    口

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    Speed1.0x

    椅検極棋植椙棚椎椅検極棚棋桶梶植森椙椎棟桝棒欄舘

    Concepts using this kanji

    棺

    coffin

    石棺

    sarcophagus

    出棺

    carrying out a coffin

    入棺

    placing in the coffin

    木棺

    wooden coffin

    棺内分娩

    coffin birth

    納棺師

    person who prepares a body for burial

    棺を蓋いて事定まる

    a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed

    納棺

    placing a body in a coffin

    棺に納める

    to lay in a coffin

    寝棺

    coffin

    棺架

    bier

    棺を覆う

    to cover a coffin

    棺桶

    coffin

    甕棺

    burial urn (often two-storey)

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    椅

    chair

    検

    examination

    極

    poles

    棋

    chess piece

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 冖
    • 口
    • 宀
    • 木

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    • 棺桶
    • 出棺
    • 石棺
    • 入棺
    • 納棺
    • 寝棺
    • 棺に納める
    • 棺を覆う
    • 棺
    • 甕棺
    • 棺を蓋いて事定まる
    • 木棺
    • 棺内分娩
    • 棺架
    • 納棺師

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    • 椅
    • 検
    • 極
    • 棋
    • 植
    • 椙
    • 棚
    • 椎
    • 桶
    • 梶
    • 森
    • 棟
    • 桝
    • 棒
    • 欄
    • 舘

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