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様 = 木 + 羊 + 氺

様 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “esq.”. It is built from 木 (tree), 羊 (sheep) and 氺 (grains of rice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1003.

Keyword
esq.
RTK frame
1003
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さま, さん
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
эск.
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
様 shape

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 羊 sheep
  3. 氺 grains of rice

How to find 様 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “sheep” + “grains of rice”. 様 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 様 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.