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喚 = 口 + 四 + 大 + 冂 + 勹

喚 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “yell”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 四 (four), 大 (large), 冂 (border) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1121.

Keyword
yell
RTK frame
1121
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
わめ.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
кричать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
喚 call

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 四 four
  3. 大 large
  4. 冂 border
  5. 勹 bound up

How to find 喚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “four” + “large”. 喚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 喚 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.