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云 = 二 + 厶

云 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “quote”. It is built from 二 (two) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2241. It appears as a component in 8 other characters in this index.

Keyword

quote

RTK frame

2241

Strokes

4

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

ウン

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

い.う, ここに

Script

Japanese kanji

Also known as

say, rising cloud, цитата, cloud

Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi

云 say

Decomposition

Characters that contain 云

• 転 revolve
• 芸 technique
• 雲 cloud
• 会 meeting
• 伝 transmit
• 陰 shade
• 魂 soul
• 藝 technique (old)

How to find 云 without knowing its reading

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

Open 云 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.