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弔 = ｜ + 弓
弔 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “condolences”. It is built from ｜ (pipe) and 弓 (bow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1319.
- Keyword
- condolences
- RTK frame
- 1319
- Strokes
- 4
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- とむら.う, とぶら.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- соболезнования
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 弔 condole
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 弔 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “bow”. 弔 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 弔 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.