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凸: convex, beetle brow

Also: uneven

JLPT N15 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

一 and 凵 carry the meaning

5 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

トツtotsu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 凹凸おうとつunevenness; bumpiness; roughness
  • 凸版とっぱんletterpress; relief printing
  • 凸版印刷とっぱんいんさつletterpress; relief printing

でこdeko · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 凸凹でこぼこunevenness; roughness; ruggedness

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Open wide! This radical represents the simple receptivity of a deep bowl and the raw, archaic power of a wide-open jaw.”
More in the 凵 container story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
一

Also built on one (一)

All 40
凵

Also built on container (凵)

All 5

Also read トツ

2 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tū

Same form: 凸 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
凸 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
凸 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin tū most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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