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蛮 = 亦 + 虫
蛮 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “barbarian”. It is built from 亦 (apple) and 虫 (insect). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1884.
- Keyword
- barbarian
- RTK frame
- 1884
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- バン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- えびす
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- варвар
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 蛮 barbarians
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蛮 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “apple” + “insect”. 蛮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蛮 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.