容 Kanji – contain
The Japanese kanji 容 can mean contain, form, looks.
Meaning and Readings
How is 容 read?
容 has the onyomi reading ヨウ and the kunyomi reading いれる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as you, ireru.
Common Japanese Words Using 容
These common Japanese words contain 容. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 寛容（かんよう） — tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity
- 許容（きょよう） — permission, allowance, acceptance, tolerance, pardon
- 形容（けいよう） — description, expression (in words), qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective), modification, figurative expression, figure of speech, metaphor
- 形容詞（けいようし） — adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
- 受容（じゅよう） — reception
- 収容（しゅうよう） — accommodation, taking in, receiving, housing, seating, admission (of patients, students, etc.)
- 収容所（しゅうようじょ） — housing facility, detention facility, internment camp, prisoner-of-war camp, concentration camp, refugee camp, asylum
- 陣容（じんよう） — battle formation, battle array
- 全容（ぜんよう） — full portrait, whole aspect, full story
- 内容（ないよう） — contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import