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欄 = 木 + 門 + 東
欄 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “column”. It is built from 木 (tree), 門 (gates) and 東 (east). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1756.
- Keyword
- column
- RTK frame
- 1756
- Strokes
- 20
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ラン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- てすり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- колонка
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 欄 railing
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 欄 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “gates” + “east”. 欄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 欄 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.