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廟 = 广 + 朝
廟 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tomb sanctuary”. It is built from 广 (cave) and 朝 (morning). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2346.
- Keyword
- tomb sanctuary
- RTK frame
- 2346
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ビョウ, ミョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たまや, みたまや, やしろ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- mausoleum, святилище гробницы
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 廟 temple
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 廟 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “cave” + “morning”. 廟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 廟 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.