窪 = 穴 + 水 + 圭

窪 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “depression”. It is built from 穴 (hole), 水 (water) and 圭 (squared jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1421.

Keyword: depression
RTK frame: 1421
Strokes: 14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ワ, ア
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): くぼ.む, くぼ.み, くぼ.まる, くぼ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: депрессия
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 窪 hollow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 窪 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hole” + “water” + “squared jewel”. 窪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 窪 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.