或 = 口 + 戈 + 一

或 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “a (a certain)”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 戈 (spear) and 一 (one). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2234. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: a (a certain)
RTK frame: 2234
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ワク, コク, イキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): あ.る, あるい, あるいは
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: some, a (определенный)
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 或 or

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 或

How to find 或 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “spear” + “one”. 或 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 或 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.