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枕 = 木 + 冘

枕 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pillow”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 冘 (garter). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2034.

Keyword
pillow
RTK frame
2034
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チン, シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まくら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
подушка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
枕 pillow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 冘 garter

How to find 枕 without knowing its reading

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

Open 枕 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.