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函

函: box

box; case
8 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

On
カン
Kun
はこ・いれる

Mostly seen in 投函 (to mail a letter) and the city name 函館. 函数 is an old spelling of 関数 (function).

Key words

投函とうかんto post; to mail
函数かんすうfunction (math)
函館はこだてHakodate
函はこbox

Example sentences

Since you're going out anyway, could you mail this letter for me?

Hakodate is in southern Hokkaido and is a port town with a beautiful night view.

In my grandfather's old math book, "function" was written with the old spelling 函数.

Study 函 in the course →
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