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宮 = 呂 + 宀

宮 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shinto shrine”. It is built from 呂 (spine) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1110.

Keyword
shinto shrine
RTK frame
1110
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ, グウ, ク, クウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みや
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
святыня синто
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
宮 palace

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 呂 spine
  2. 宀 roof

How to find 宮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “spine” + “roof”. 宮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 宮 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.