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矢 = ノ + 天
矢 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “dart”. It is built from ノ (katakana no) and 天 (heavens). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1305. It appears as a component in 12 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- dart
- RTK frame
- 1305
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- や
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- дротик, arrow
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 矢 arrow
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Alternative decomposition
Characters that contain 矢
- 矯 rectify
- 族 tribe
- 知 know
- 挨 shove
- 疑 doubt
- 短 short
- 侯 marquis
- 候 climate
- 疾 rapidly
- 医 doctor
- 雉 pheasant
- 矩 carpenter’s square
How to find 矢 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “katakana no” + “heavens”. 矢 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 矢 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.