含
含 — Contain
contain, include, hold in the mouth, bear in mind, understand, cherish
On’yomiガン (gan)
Kun’yomiふくむ (fukumu)
Kun’yomiふくめる (fukumeru)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 含
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 含み | ふくみ fukumi | implication; hidden meaning; latitude |
| 含有 | がんゆう ganyuu | containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.) |
| 含む | ふくむ fukumu | to contain; to comprise; to have |
| 含める | ふくめる fukumeru | to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand |
| 含ませる | ふくませる fukumaseru | to soak; to saturate; to suckle |
| 弱含み | よわふくみ yowafukumi | bearish tendency; weak tone (of a market) |
Study notes
含 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #466 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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