侯 = 亻 + 矢 + ユ

侯 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “marquis”. It is built from 亻 (person), 矢 (dart) and ユ (katakana yu). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1767. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: marquis
RTK frame: 1767
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コウ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: маркиз
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 侯 marquis

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 侯

How to find 侯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “dart” + “katakana yu”. 侯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 侯 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.