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丑 = | + ノ + 一

丑 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sign of the cow”. It is built from | (pipe), ノ (katakana no) and 一 (one). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2197. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
sign of the cow
RTK frame
2197
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
sign of the ox or cow, знак коровы
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
丑 clown

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. | pipe
  2. ノ katakana no
  3. 一 one

Characters that contain 丑

How to find 丑 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “katakana no” + “one”. 丑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 丑 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.