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号 = 口 + 丂

号 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “nickname”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 丂 (snare). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1330.

Keyword
nickname
RTK frame
1330
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さけ.ぶ, よびな
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
号 mark

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 丂 snare

How to find 号 without knowing its reading

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

Open 号 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.