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弧 = 瓜 + 弓

弧 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “arc”. It is built from 瓜 (melon) and 弓 (bow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2023.

Keyword
arc
RTK frame
2023
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
дуга
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
弧 wooden bow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 瓜 melon
  2. 弓 bow

How to find 弧 without knowing its reading

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

Open 弧 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.