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寒 = 八 + 宀 + 冫 + 𠀎
寒 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cold”. It is built from 八 (eight), 宀 (roof), 冫 (ice) and 𠀎 (celery). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1645.
- Keyword
- cold
- RTK frame
- 1645
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さむ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- холодный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 寒 cold
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 寒 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eight” + “roof” + “ice”. 寒 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 寒 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.