劉 = 卯 + 金 + 刀

劉 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “slaughter”. It is built from 卯 (sign of the hare), 金 (gold) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2270.

Keyword: slaughter
RTK frame: 2270
Strokes: 15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): リュウ, ル
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ころ.す
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: weapon of war, убийство
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 劉 surname

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 劉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sign of the hare” + “gold” + “sword”. 劉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 劉 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.