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缶 means 'can'
Common readings
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カン
Additional readings
Kun かま tin can, container, jar radical (no. 121)
Name ふ べ
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Holding Space: Containers and Lids
缶 鉢 瓶 蓋

See essay 1095 on 缶 (tin (can); 'jar' radical) to find out about a shape that serves as a component in both 陶 (pottery) and 鬱 (depression). You can see the 缶 in 鬱, can't you?!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 缶 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 缶 is used 32 times, read 2 ways.
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Most common form: 缶詰め
noun, 'no' adjective
1. canned goods; canning; packing (in cans); tin cannoun
2. confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work)(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 5 forms, examples and links)
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An additional 4 less common words include 缶 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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