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瓶 = 并 + 瓦

瓶 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “flower pot”. It is built from 并 (eight radical) and 瓦 (tile). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1109.

Keyword
flower pot
RTK frame
1109
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビン, ヘイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かめ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
bottle, цветочный горшок
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
瓶 jug

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 并 eight radical
  2. 瓦 tile

How to find 瓶 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eight radical” + “tile”. 瓶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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