# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 棺 | かん (kan) | coffin; casket |

## Don't confuse it with

[管](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pipe/) · [疎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/estranged/) · [勅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-decree/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 5” set

[幽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/secluded/) · [殉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/die-for-a-cause/) · [呪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curse/) · [棺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/coffin/) · [儒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/confucianism/) · [冥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/underworld/) · [刹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/buddhist-temple/) · [詣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/visit-a-shrine/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/coffin/. Last updated 2026-11-01.