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考 = 老 + 丂
考 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “consider”. It is built from 老 (old man) and 丂 (snare). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1341. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- consider
- RTK frame
- 1341
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かんが.える, かんが.え
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- рассматривать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 考 examine
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 考
How to find 考 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “old man” + “snare”. 考 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 考 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.