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何 = 亻 + 可
何 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “what”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 可 (can). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1087. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- what
- RTK frame
- 1087
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なに, なん, なに-, なん-
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- что
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 何 what
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 何
How to find 何 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “can”. 何 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 何 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.