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幼 = 力 + 幺

幼 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “infancy”. It is built from 力 (power) and 幺 (cocoon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1478.

Keyword
infancy
RTK frame
1478
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おさな.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
младенчество
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
幼 infant

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 力 power
  2. 幺 cocoon

How to find 幼 without knowing its reading

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

Open 幼 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.