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審 = 宀 + 番

審 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hearing”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 番 (turn). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2059.

Keyword
hearing
RTK frame
2059
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つまび.らか, つぶさ.に
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
слух
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
審 examine

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 番 turn

How to find 審 without knowing its reading

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

Open 審 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.