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懸 = 県 + 系 + 心

懸 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “suspend”. It is built from 県 (prefecture), 系 (lineage) and 心 (heart). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1495.

Keyword
suspend
RTK frame
1495
Strokes
20
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン, ケ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.ける, か.かる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
state of suspension, приостановление
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
懸 hang

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 県 prefecture
  2. 系 lineage
  3. 心 heart

How to find 懸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “prefecture” + “lineage” + “heart”. 懸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 懸 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.