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Kanji 凹

5 strokes

Meaning

concave, hollow, sunken

On'yomi
オウ
Kun'yomi
くぼむへこむぼこ
Strokes
5
JLPT
N1
School grade
Secondary school
Kanken
準2級
Frequency
#2206 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with 凹

  • 凸凹

    でこぼこ

    unevenness, roughness, ruggedness

    N2
  • 凹む

    へこむ

    to be dented, to be indented

    N2

Example sentences

  • この道路どうろは未み舗装ほそうで凸凹でこぼこしている。

    This road is unpaved and uneven.

  • 車くるま、凹へこんでるよ。

    The car is dented.

  • なぜゴルフボールには凹へこみがあるの?

    Why do golf balls have dimples?

Look-alike kanji

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Other kanji with radical “open box” 凵

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