Kanji – contain

The Japanese kanji can mean contain, form, looks.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: contain, form, looks
Onyomi: ヨウ
Kunyomi: いれる
Romaji: you, ireru
JLPT: 2
Frequency Rank: 264

How is read?

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

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (かんよう)tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity
  • (きょよう)permission, allowance, acceptance, tolerance, pardon
  • (けいよう)description, expression (in words), qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective), modification, figurative expression, figure of speech, metaphor
  • (けいようし)adjective, i-adjective (in Japanese)
  • (じゅよう)reception
  • (しゅうよう)accommodation, taking in, receiving, housing, seating, admission (of patients, students, etc.)
  • (しゅうようじょ)housing facility, detention facility, internment camp, prisoner-of-war camp, concentration camp, refugee camp, asylum
  • (じんよう)battle formation, battle array
  • (ぜんよう)full portrait, whole aspect, full story
  • (ないよう)contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import

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