況 = 兄 + 水

況 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “but of course”. It is built from 兄 (elder brother) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 156.

Keyword: but of course
RTK frame: 156
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): まし.て, いわ.んや, おもむき
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: condition, конечно, но
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 況 condition

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 況 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “elder brother” + “water”. 況 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 況 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.