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釜 = 父 + 金

釜 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cauldron”. It is built from 父 (father) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1367.

Keyword
cauldron
RTK frame
1367
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かま
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
kettle, котел
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
釜 cauldron

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 父 father
  2. 金 gold

Alternative decomposition

  1. 丷 horns
  2. 父 father
  3. 王 king

How to find 釜 without knowing its reading

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

Open 釜 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.