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contain / form

N3
Onyomi
Stroke count
10
JLPT
N3

Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.

Memory tip

A flat illustration of a deep overhanging eave carried on two posts with its rafter ends showing, with the kanji 容 ("contain") drawn into the picture.

Break 容 down and you get 宀 (roof) — a roof stretched over the whole house, and beside it 谷 (valley) — two slopes falling away to a narrow gap between them. Picture a deep overhanging eave carried on two posts with its rafter ends showing, put 容 inside it, and let that scene stand for "contain" — contain / form. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.

Stroke Order

Stroke count: 10

General writing tips

These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.

  • •Write from top to bottom.
  • •Write from left to right.
  • •Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
  • •Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
  • •In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
  • •This kanji has 10 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.

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Practice Writing

Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.

Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.

Writing Tips

  • Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
  • Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
  • Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
  • Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.

Example words

naiyou

contents

yougisha

suspect

naiyougataisetsudesu

contents is important

naiyougahitsuyoudesu

contents is necessary

naiyouokangaemasu

to think about contents

yougishatohanashimasu

to talk with the suspect

Example sentences (5)

keiyaku no naiyou o yoku yonde kudasai.

Please read the contents of the contract carefully.

naiyou ga muzukashii baai wa, enryo naku shitsumon shite kudasai.

If the content is difficult, please feel free to ask questions.

nyuuryoku shita naiyou wa, ato de henkou suru koto mo dekimasu.

The information you entered can also be changed later.

eraa no naiyou o rogu ni shutsuryoku shimasu.

The error details are written out to the log.

kettei shita naiyou wa, ato de meeru de kyouyuu sareru hazu desu.

What was decided should be shared later by email.