末 = 一 + 木

末 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “extremity”. It is built from 一 (one) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 230. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: extremity
RTK frame: 230
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): マツ, バツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): すえ, うら, うれ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: end, крайность
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 末 final

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 末

How to find 末 without knowing its reading

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

Open 末 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.