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黄 = 八 + 由 + 龷
黄 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “yellow”. It is built from 八 (eight), 由 (wherefore) and 龷 (salad). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1887. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- yellow
- RTK frame
- 1887
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, オウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- き, こ-
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- желтый
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 黄 yellow
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 黄
How to find 黄 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “eight” + “wherefore” + “salad”. 黄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 黄 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.