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覇 = 革 + 月 + 西
覇 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hegemony”. It is built from 革 (leather), 月 (month) and 西 (west). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2043.
- Keyword
- hegemony
- RTK frame
- 2043
- Strokes
- 19
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ハ, ハク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はたがしら
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- гегемония
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 覇 rule by might rather than right
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 覇 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leather” + “month” + “west”. 覇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 覇 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.