某 = 甘 + 木

某 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “so-and-so”. It is built from 甘 (sweet) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1896. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: so-and-so
RTK frame: 1896
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): それがし, なにがし
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: такой-то
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 某 certain thing or person

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 某

How to find 某 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sweet” + “tree”. 某 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 某 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.