缶 = 午 + 凵

缶 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tin can”. It is built from 午 (noon) and 凵 (container). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2116. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: tin can
RTK frame: 2116
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かま
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: консервная банка, can
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 缶 earthen crock or jar

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 缶

How to find 缶 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “noon” + “container”. 缶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 缶 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.