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侃 = 亻 + 口 + 川
侃 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “forthright”. It is built from 亻 (person), 口 (mouth) and 川 (stream). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2255.
- Keyword
- forthright
- RTK frame
- 2255
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- カン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つよ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- strong, прямой
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 侃 upright and strong
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 侃 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “mouth” + “stream”. 侃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 侃 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.