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渕 = 关 + 刀 + 水

渕 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “abyss”. It is built from 关 (golden calf), 刀 (sword) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2416.

Keyword
abyss
RTK frame
2416
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エン, カク, コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふち, かた.い, はなわ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
edge, бездна
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
渕 surge up

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 关 golden calf
  2. 刀 sword
  3. 水 water

How to find 渕 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “golden calf” + “sword” + “water”. 渕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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