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卵 = 卯 + 丶 + 丶

卵 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “egg”. It is built from 卯 (sign of the hare), 丶 (dot) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1526.

Keyword
egg
RTK frame
1526
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ラン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たまご
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
яйцо
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
卵 egg

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 卯 sign of the hare
  2. 丶 dot
  3. 丶 dot

How to find 卵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sign of the hare” + “dot” + “dot”. 卵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 卵 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.