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雁 = 厂 + 隹
雁 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wild goose”. It is built from 厂 (cliff) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2273. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- wild goose
- RTK frame
- 2273
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ガン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かり, かりがね
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- дикий гусь
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 雁 wild goose
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 雁
How to find 雁 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cliff” + “short-tailed bird”. 雁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 雁 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.