安 = 女 + 宀

安 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “relax”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 202. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: relax
RTK frame: 202
Strokes: 6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): アン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): やす.い, やす.まる, やす, やす.らか
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: спокойный, cheap
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 安 peaceful

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 安

How to find 安 without knowing its reading

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

Open 安 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.