暁 = 日 + 儿 + 卉

暁 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “daybreak”. It is built from 日 (day), 儿 (human legs) and 卉 (haystack). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1285.

Keyword: daybreak
RTK frame: 1285
Strokes: 12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ギョウ, キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あかつき, さと.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: рассвет
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 暁 dawn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 暁 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “day” + “human legs” + “haystack”. 暁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 暁 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.