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聞 = 耳 + 門
聞 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hear”. It is built from 耳 (ear) and 門 (gates). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1754.
- Keyword
- hear
- RTK frame
- 1754
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ブン, モン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- き.く, き.こえる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- слышать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 聞 hear
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 聞 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ear” + “gates”. 聞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 聞 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.