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宣 = 宀 + 亘

宣 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “proclaim”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 亘 (span). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 200. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
proclaim
RTK frame
200
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のたま.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
провозглашать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
宣 declare

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 亘 span

Characters that contain 宣

How to find 宣 without knowing its reading

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

Open 宣 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.