Depression

Top 1,500-2,000 · #185314 strokes

Meanings

Depression, Cave In, Sink, Become Hollow

On'yomi

わ、 あ

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

くぼ.む、 くぼ.み、 くぼ.まる、 くぼ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 窪

is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

(Depression) is not taught on WaniKani. It ranks #1853 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.

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