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缶 (かん): can, tin — Japanese vocabulary

缶 is read かん and means "can, tin". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

缶

Reading
かん · kan
Translation
can, tin
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
かんが

Example

その缶は灰皿の代わりになる。

そのかんははいざらのかわりになる。

The can will do for an ashtray.

Kanji in this word

  • 缶 — Tin Can, Container, Jar Radical (no. 121)

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