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狼 = 犭 + 良
狼 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wolf”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 良 (good). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2428.
- Keyword
- wolf
- RTK frame
- 2428
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ロウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おおかみ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- волк
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 狼 wolf
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 狼 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “good”. 狼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 狼 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.