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宛 = 夗 + 宀

宛 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “address”. It is built from 夗 (mailbox) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1521. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword
address
RTK frame
1521
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.てる, -あて, -づつ, あたか.も
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
адрес
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
宛 seem

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 夗 mailbox
  2. 宀 roof

Characters that contain 宛

How to find 宛 without knowing its reading

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

Open 宛 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.