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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

concave, hollow, sunken

5 strokes · frequency rank #2206

On
オウ
Kun
くぼ.む、へこ.む、ぼこ

Stroke order

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

Common words

  1. でこぼこunevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness1
    • The bus rattled as it drove along the bumpy road.

    • The surface of the moon is irregular.

    • The road was very rough.

  2. くぼみhollow; cavity; dent; depression2
    • They had a dent in the rear door.

    • I'm a bit down because a blogger friend of mine has decided to stop blogging.

    • There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface that it's no use polishing it.

  3. へこむto be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give3
    • Tom is depressed because his girlfriend left him.

  4. おうとつunevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness4

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