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欧 = 区 + 欠

欧 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “europe”. It is built from 区 (ward) and 欠 (lack). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1834.

Keyword
europe
RTK frame
1834
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うた.う, は.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
европа
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
欧 translit.: europe

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 区 ward
  2. 欠 lack

How to find 欧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ward” + “lack”. 欧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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