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遥 = 干 + 辶 + 爪 + 凵
遥 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “far off”. It is built from 干 (dry), 辶 (road), 爪 (claw) and 凵 (container). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2498.
- Keyword
- far off
- RTK frame
- 2498
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はる.か
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- далеко
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 遥 far away
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 遥 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dry” + “road” + “claw”. 遥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 遥 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.