曹 = 一 + 曲 + 日

曹 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cadet”. It is built from 一 (one), 曲 (bend) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1257. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword: cadet
RTK frame: 1257
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソウ, ゾウ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: office, курсант
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 曹 ministry officials

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 曹

How to find 曹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “bend” + “day”. 曹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 曹 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.