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郵 = 垂 + ⻏

郵 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mail”. It is built from 垂 (droop) and ⻏ (walls). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1990.

Keyword
mail
RTK frame
1990
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
почта
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
郵 postal

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 垂 droop
  2. ⻏ walls

Alternative decomposition

  1. 垂 droop
  2. 阝 pinnacle

How to find 郵 without knowing its reading

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

Open 郵 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.