奄 = 大 + 电

奄 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “encompassing”. It is built from 大 (large) and 电 (eel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2212. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: encompassing
RTK frame: 2212
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): エン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): おお.う, たちまち
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: cover, охватывающий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 奄 ere long

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 奄

How to find 奄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “large” + “eel”. 奄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 奄 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.