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湾 = 水 + 亦 + 弓
湾 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gulf”. It is built from 水 (water), 亦 (apple) and 弓 (bow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1886.
- Keyword
- gulf
- RTK frame
- 1886
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ワン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いりえ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- залив
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 湾 bay
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 湾 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “apple” + “bow”. 湾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 湾 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.