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難 = 隹 + 𦰩

難 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “difficult”. It is built from 隹 (short-tailed bird) and 𦰩 (scarecrow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1703. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
difficult
RTK frame
1703
Strokes
18
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ナン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しい, むづか.しい, むつか.しい, -にく.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
сложный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
難 difficult

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 隹 short-tailed bird
  2. 𦰩 scarecrow

Characters that contain 難

How to find 難 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “short-tailed bird” + “scarecrow”. 難 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 難 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.