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震 = 辰 + 雨

震 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “quake”. It is built from 辰 (sign of the dragon) and 雨 (rain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2166.

Keyword
quake
RTK frame
2166
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふる.う, ふる.える, ふる.わせる, ふる.わす
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
землетрясение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
震 shake

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 辰 sign of the dragon
  2. 雨 rain

How to find 震 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sign of the dragon” + “rain”. 震 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 震 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.