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腕 = 月 + 宛

腕 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “arm”. It is built from 月 (month) and 宛 (address). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1522.

Keyword
arm
RTK frame
1522
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ワン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うで
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
рука
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
腕 wrist

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 月 month
  2. 宛 address

How to find 腕 without knowing its reading

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

Open 腕 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.