Kanji 搬: conveyor, carry, transport

Key takeaways

Kanji 搬: conveyor, carry, transport. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

搬

Meaning

conveyorcarrytransport

On reading

はん

Radical

手

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 搬

conveyor, carry, transport

Kanji structure breakdown

搬

Structure breakdown

扌 + 般

Mnemonic story

This kanji represents using your hands (扌) to move various sorts (般) of things. It is most commonly found in the word 'unban' (transport), meaning to carry or convey items.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Example sentences

Example 1

荷物の運搬は慎重にしてください。

Translation

Please handle the transport of the luggage carefully.

Example 2

このトラックは運搬に使われます。