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狗 = 犭 + 句
狗 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pup”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 句 (phrase). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2430.
- Keyword
- pup
- RTK frame
- 2430
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ク, コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いぬ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- puppy, щенок
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 狗 dog
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 狗 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “phrase”. 狗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 狗 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.