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棺 — coffin

棺 means “coffin”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 棺 (kan, “coffin; casket”).

棺
Stroke order of 棺
Meaning
coffin
On'yomi
カン (kan)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 5

How to remember 棺

Sounds like 官: both read カン.

Parts: 木 tree · 官 official

Words with 棺

WordReadingMeaning
棺かん kan oncoffin; casket

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