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幡 = 巾 + 番
幡 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “banner”. It is built from 巾 (towel) and 番 (turn). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2339.
- Keyword
- banner
- RTK frame
- 2339
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- マン, ハン, バン, ホン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はた
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- flag, баннер
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 幡 pennant
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 幡 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “towel” + “turn”. 幡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 幡 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.