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陶 = 缶 + 勹 + 阝
陶 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pottery”. It is built from 缶 (tin can), 勹 (bound up) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2117.
- Keyword
- pottery
- RTK frame
- 2117
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すえ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- керамика
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 陶 pottery
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 陶 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tin can” + “bound up” + “pinnacle”. 陶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 陶 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.