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響 = 郷 + 音
響 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “echo”. It is built from 郷 (hometown) and 音 (sound). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1994.
- Keyword
- echo
- RTK frame
- 1994
- Strokes
- 20
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ひび.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- эхо
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 響 make sound
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 響 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hometown” + “sound”. 響 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 響 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.