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What is the Kanji for 'Cage' and 'Basket'? | 籠

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Cage' and 'Basket', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Cage' and 'Basket' is 籠.

    kanji

    籠

    Meaning

    Cage, Basket

    Reading

    kunyomiこ

    ko

    かご

    kago

    こも

    komo

    onyomiろう

    rou

    る

    ru

    Parts

    龍 ⺮Bamboo (竹)

    Example Word

    籠もる: seclude. The Japanese verb '籠もる (こもる)' means 'to seclude oneself' or 'to stay indoors'. It is often used to describe someone staying inside a place, such as a room or house, for an extended period of time, either by choice or due to external circumstances. For example: he secluded himself in his room「彼は部屋に籠もった」(かれはへやにこもった). During the storm, we stayed indoors「嵐の間、私たちは家に籠もっていた」(あらしのあいだ、わたしたちはいえにこもっていた). This verb can also imply a sense of isolation or withdrawal from the outside world.

    Radical

    竹

    Stroke Count

    22

    JLPT

    Unknown

    Grade

    10

    Frequency

    712

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 籠

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    龍

    radical

    ⺮

    Meaning

    Bamboo

Words Using 籠

This kanji is used in 2 words:

    word

    籠もる

    Meaning

    Seclude

    word

    籠

    Meaning

    Basket

Kanji Related to 籠 Through the Part ⺮

These 18 kanji contain the part ⺮ as well.

    kanji

    筒

    Meaning

    Pipe, Cylinder

    kanji

    範

    Meaning

    Model, Pattern

    kanji

    笑

    Meaning

    Laugh

    kanji

    箸

    Meaning

    Chopsticks

    kanji

    節

    Meaning

    Season, Node

    kanji

    管

    Meaning

    Pipe

    kanji

    算

    Meaning

    Calculate

    kanji

    箇

    Meaning

    Item, Counter for articles

    kanji

    簡

    Meaning

    Simplicity

    kanji

    策

    Meaning

    Plan, Policy

    kanji

    築

    Meaning

    Build, Fabricate

    kanji

    箱

    Meaning

    Box

    kanji

    筆

    Meaning

    Brush

    kanji

    等

    Meaning

    Equal

    kanji

    籍

    Meaning

    Enroll, Register

    kanji

    筋

    Meaning

    Muscle, Tendon

    kanji

    符

    Meaning

    Token, Symbol

    kanji

    第

    Meaning

    Ordinal number

Learn the Kanji 籠

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What does 籠 mean?

籠 means 'Cage' and 'Basket'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.

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