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宵 = 宀 + 肖
宵 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wee hours”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 肖 (resemblance). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 201.
- Keyword
- wee hours
- RTK frame
- 201
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- тихие часы
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 宵 night
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 宵 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “resemblance”. 宵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 宵 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.