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狸 = 犭 + 里
狸 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “racoon dog”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 里 (ri). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2427.
- Keyword
- racoon dog
- RTK frame
- 2427
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- リ, ライ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たぬき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- tanuki, енотовидная собака
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 狸 fox
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 狸 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “ri”. 狸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 狸 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.