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班 = 王 + 刀 + 王

班 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “squad”. It is built from 王 (king), 刀 (sword) and 王 (king). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1315.

Keyword
squad
RTK frame
1315
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
отряд
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
班 class

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 刀 sword
  3. 王 king

How to find 班 without knowing its reading

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

Open 班 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.