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contain

JLPT N3 Grade 5 10 strokes
Kun'yomi
い.れる
On'yomi
ヨウ

容 means "contain". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 10 strokes. It is read い.れる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヨウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

容 in example sentences

  • げんりょうたやすくない。

    Genryou wa tayasuku nai.

    Losing weight isn't easy.

  • たやすいことじゃない。

    Tayasui koto ja nai.

    It isn't easy.

  • つのはよういではない。

    Katsuno wa youi de wa nai.

    It isn't easy to win.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 容 mean?
容 means "contain". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
How many strokes does 容 have?
容 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 容 read?
It is read い.れる in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ヨウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 容?
容 is a JLPT N3 kanji.