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瓦 = 一 + | + 丶 + 亅

瓦 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tile”. It is built from 一 (one), | (pipe), 丶 (dot) and 亅 (hook). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1108. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
tile
RTK frame
1108
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわら, ぐらむ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
плитка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
瓦 tile

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. | pipe
  3. 丶 dot
  4. 亅 hook

Characters that contain 瓦

How to find 瓦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “pipe” + “dot”. 瓦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 瓦 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.