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楠 = 木 + 南
楠 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “camphor tree”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 南 (south). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1741.
- Keyword
- camphor tree
- RTK frame
- 1741
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ナン, ダン, ゼン, ネン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- くす, くすのき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- камфорное дерево
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 楠 name of tree
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 楠 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “south”. 楠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 楠 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.