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驚 = 敬 + 馬
驚 is a Japanese kanji written with 22 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wonder”. It is built from 敬 (awe) and 馬 (horse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2141.
- Keyword
- wonder
- RTK frame
- 2141
- Strokes
- 22
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おどろ.く, おどろ.かす
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- чудо
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 驚 frighten
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 驚 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “awe” + “horse”. 驚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 驚 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.