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蓮 = 艹 + 連
蓮 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lotus”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort) and 連 (take along). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2446.
- Keyword
- lotus
- RTK frame
- 2446
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- レン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はす, はちす
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- лотос
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 蓮 lotus
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 蓮 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “take along”. 蓮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 蓮 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.