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横 = 木 + 黄
横 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sideways”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 黄 (yellow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1888.
- Keyword
- sideways
- RTK frame
- 1888
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- オウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よこ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- боком
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 横 across
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 横 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “yellow”. 横 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 横 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.