凹

concave, hollow, sunken

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くぼ.むへこ.むぼこ

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:5

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2206

Vocabulary

オウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
凸凹	トツオウ	unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness; difference
凹凸	オウトツ	unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; ruggedness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness; disparity
凹眼	オウガン	cavernous eyes
凹眼鏡	オウガンキョウ	concave glasses
凹形	オウケイ	concavity

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
凹む	へこむ	to be dented; to be indented; to yield; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to yield; to give in; to give up; to be disheartened; to feel down; to feel depressed; to suffer a loss; to lose
凹み	くぼみ	hollow; cavity; dent; depression
凸凹	でこぼこ	unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness; difference
凸凹	だくぼく	unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness; difference
凹み	へこみ	hollow; cavity; dent; depression

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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