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幻 = 幺 + 𠃌

幻 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “phantasm”. It is built from 幺 (cocoon) and 𠃌 (clothes hanger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2006.

Keyword
phantasm
RTK frame
2006
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まぼろし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
фантазия
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
幻 illusion

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 幺 cocoon
  2. 𠃌 clothes hanger

Alternative decomposition

  1. 幺 cocoon

How to find 幻 without knowing its reading

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

Open 幻 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.