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凶 = 㐅 + 凵
凶 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “villain”. It is built from 㐅 (sheaf) and 凵 (container). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1603. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- villain
- RTK frame
- 1603
- Strokes
- 4
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- злодей, treasure chest
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 凶 culprit
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 凶
How to find 凶 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sheaf” + “container”. 凶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 凶 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.