呉 = 口 + 𠃑 + 八

呉 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “give”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 𠃑 (chair) and 八 (eight). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2046. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: give
RTK frame: 2046
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): く.れる, くれ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: давать, catapult
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 呉 one of warring states

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 呉

How to find 呉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “chair” + “eight”. 呉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 呉 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.