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殴 = 区 + 殳
殴 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “assault”. It is built from 区 (ward) and 殳 (weapon). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1833.
- Keyword
- assault
- RTK frame
- 1833
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- オウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なぐ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- нападение
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 殴 beat
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 殴 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ward” + “weapon”. 殴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 殴 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.