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都 = 者 + ⻏

都 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “metropolis”. It is built from 者 (someone) and ⻏ (walls). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1989.

Keyword
metropolis
RTK frame
1989
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ト, ツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みやこ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
мегаполис
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
都 metropolis

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 者 someone
  2. ⻏ walls

Alternative decomposition

  1. 者 someone
  2. 阝 pinnacle

How to find 都 without knowing its reading

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

Open 都 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.