KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse

隆 = 生 + 夂 + 阝

隆 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hump”. It is built from 生 (life), 夂 (walking legs) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1682.

Keyword
hump
RTK frame
1682
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リュウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
горб
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
隆 prosperous

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 生 life
  2. 夂 walking legs
  3. 阝 pinnacle

How to find 隆 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “life” + “walking legs” + “pinnacle”. 隆 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 隆 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.