窪
depression; cave in; sink; become hollow
14 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1853.
Readings
- くぼ (kun reading): 窪地 (くぼち) hollow; 落窪物語 (おちくぼものがたり) Ochikubo Monogatari
- くぼむ (kun reading): 窪む (くぼむ) to cave in; 落ち窪む (おちくぼむ) to sink in
- ワ (on reading): 曲窪 (きょくわ) downwarp
- ア (on reading)
- くぼみ (kun reading)
- くぼまる (kun reading): 窪まる (くぼまる) to cave in
Components
- 穴
- 氵
- 圭
- 儿 radical legs
- 土 radical earth
- 宀 radical roof
- ⺡ radical water, left-side form of 水
- 穴 radical cave