空き缶

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
空 缶
あ
Grade: 1 		かん
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spellings
空き罐 (kyūjitai)
空缶

Pronunciation

Noun

空(あ)き缶(かん) • (akikan) 

  1. empty can (container)
    怒(いか)りに任(まか)せて空(あ)き缶(かん)を蹴(け)った。
    Ikari ni makasete akikan o ketta.
    I kicked the empty aluminum can out of anger.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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