慶

慶 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “jubilation”. It is built from 广 (cave), 冖 (cover), 心 (heart) and 夂 (walking legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2157.

Keyword: jubilation
RTK frame: 2157
Strokes: 15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): よろこ.び
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: торжество
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 慶 congratulate

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

广 cave
prim-antlers
冖 cover
心 heart
夂 walking legs

How to find 慶 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cave” + “cover” + “heart”. 慶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 慶 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.