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蔓 = 曼 + 艹
蔓 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tendril”. It is built from 曼 (mandala) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2445.
- Keyword
- tendril
- RTK frame
- 2445
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- マン, バン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はびこ.る, つる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- vine, сухожилие
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 蔓 creeping plants
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蔓 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mandala” + “mugwort”. 蔓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蔓 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.