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翻 = 番 + 羽

翻 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “flip”. It is built from 番 (turn) and 羽 (feathers). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2060.

Keyword
flip
RTK frame
2060
Strokes
18
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホン, ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひるがえ.る, ひるがえ.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
перевернуть
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
翻 flip over

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 番 turn
  2. 羽 feathers

How to find 翻 without knowing its reading

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

Open 翻 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.