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奏 = 天 + 𡗗

奏 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “play music”. It is built from 天 (heavens) and 𡗗 (bonsai). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1693. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
play music
RTK frame
1693
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かな.でる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
играть музыку
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
奏 memorialize emperor

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 天 heavens
  2. 𡗗 bonsai

Characters that contain 奏

How to find 奏 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heavens” + “bonsai”. 奏 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 奏 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.