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英 = 艹 + 央

英 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “england”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort) and 央 (center). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1878. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
england
RTK frame
1878
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はなぶさ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
англия
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
英 petal

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 艹 mugwort
  2. 央 center

Characters that contain 英

How to find 英 without knowing its reading

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

Open 英 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.