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后 = 𠂋 + 口
后 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “empress”. It is built from 𠂋 (drag) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2005. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- empress
- RTK frame
- 2005
- Strokes
- 6
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, ゴ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きさき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- императрица
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 后 queen
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 后
How to find 后 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “drag” + “mouth”. 后 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 后 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.