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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
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.