亢 = 亠 + 几

亢 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “whirlwind”. It is built from 亠 (lid) and 几 (table). It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: whirlwind
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たかぶる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: вихрь
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 亢 high

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

亠 lid
几 table

Characters that contain 亢

坑 pit
抗 confront
航 navigate
杭 picket

How to find 亢 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lid” + “table”. 亢 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 亢 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.