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降 = 阝 + 夂 + 㐄
降 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “descend”. It is built from 阝 (pinnacle), 夂 (walking legs) and 㐄 (winter cow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1405.
- Keyword
- descend
- RTK frame
- 1405
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, ゴ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- お.りる, お.ろす, ふ.る, ふ.り, くだ.る, くだ.す
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- спускаться
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 降 descend
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 降 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pinnacle” + “walking legs” + “winter cow”. 降 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 降 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.