郷 = 幺 + 皀 + ⻏

郷 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hometown”. It is built from 幺 (cocoon), 皀 (silver) and ⻏ (walls). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1993. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: hometown
RTK frame: 1993
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キョウ, ゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): さと
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: home town, родной город
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 郷 country

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 郷

How to find 郷 without knowing its reading

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

Open 郷 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.