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央 = 冖 + 大
央 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “center”. It is built from 冖 (cover) and 大 (large). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1877. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- center
- RTK frame
- 1877
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- オウ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- центр, centre
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 央 center
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 央
How to find 央 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cover” + “large”. 央 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 央 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.