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琴 = 王 + 今

琴 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “harp”. It is built from 王 (king) and 今 (now). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1717.

Keyword
harp
RTK frame
1717
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン, ゴン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こと
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
арфа
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
琴 chinese lute or guitar

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 今 now

How to find 琴 without knowing its reading

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

Open 琴 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.