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宋 = 木 + 宀

宋 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sung dynasty”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2326.

Keyword
sung dynasty
RTK frame
2326
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
dwell, спетая династия
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
宋 song dynasty

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 宀 roof

How to find 宋 without knowing its reading

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

Open 宋 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.