凹
くぼ.む
kubomu
JLPT N15 strokesKanjiLevel 76 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
凹 is the kanji for "Concave". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is くぼ.む (kubomu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Concave
Also : Hollow · Sunken
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Readings
kunくぼ.む/ kubomukunへこ.む/ hekomukunぼこ/ bokoonおう/ ou
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
5 strokes
Radicals
凹
Example Sentences
凹んだ道に注意して運転した。
へこんだみちにちゅういしてうんてんした。
I drove carefully on the bumpy road.
彼の言葉に心が凹んだ。
かれのことばにこころがへこんだ。
His words made my heart sink.
Vocabulary using 凹
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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