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遊 = 㫃 + 子 + 辶

遊 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “play”. It is built from 㫃 (banner), 子 (child) and 辶 (road). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1126.

Keyword
play
RTK frame
1126
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユウ, ユ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あそ.ぶ, あそ.ばす
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
играть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
遊 wander

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㫃 banner
  2. 子 child
  3. 辶 road

How to find 遊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “banner” + “child” + “road”. 遊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 遊 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.