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阿 = 可 + 阝
阿 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “africa”. It is built from 可 (can) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1391.
- Keyword
- africa
- RTK frame
- 1391
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ア, オ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おもね.る, くま
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- африка
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 阿 prefix for people's names
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 阿 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “can” + “pinnacle”. 阿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 阿 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.