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族 = 㫃 + 矢

族 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tribe”. It is built from 㫃 (banner) and 矢 (dart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1307.

Keyword
tribe
RTK frame
1307
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゾク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
племя
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
族 a family clan

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㫃 banner
  2. 矢 dart

How to find 族 without knowing its reading

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

Open 族 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.