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庵 = 奄 + 广
庵 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hermitage”. It is built from 奄 (encompassing) and 广 (cave). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2213.
- Keyword
- hermitage
- RTK frame
- 2213
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- アン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いおり, いお
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- отшельничество
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 庵 buddhist monastery or nunnery
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 庵 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “encompassing” + “cave”. 庵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 庵 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.