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由 = 田 + ｜
由 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wherefore”. It is built from 田 (rice field) and ｜ (pipe). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1186. It appears as a component in 14 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- wherefore
- RTK frame
- 1186
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ユ, ユウ, ユイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よし, よ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- для чего, shoot, sprout, reason
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 由 cause
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 由
- 抽 pluck
- 油 oil
- 袖 sleeve
- 宙 mid-air
- 届 deliver
- 笛 flute
- 軸 axis
- 画 brush-stroke
- 黄 yellow
- 寅 sign of the tiger
- 迪 way
- 柚 citron
- 紬 pongee
- 聘 summons
How to find 由 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rice field” + “pipe”. 由 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 由 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.