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沌 = 水 + 屯
沌 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chaos”. It is built from 水 (water) and 屯 (barracks). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2417.
- Keyword
- chaos
- RTK frame
- 2417
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- くら.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- primeval chaos, хаос
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 沌 chaotic
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 沌 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “barracks”. 沌 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 沌 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.