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変 = 亦 + 夂
変 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “unusual”. It is built from 亦 (apple) and 夂 (walking legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1882.
- Keyword
- unusual
- RTK frame
- 1882
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヘン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- か.わる, か.わり, か.える
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- необычное
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 変 change
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 変 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “apple” + “walking legs”. 変 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 変 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.