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昴 = 卯 + 日
昴 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “overarching”. It is built from 卯 (sign of the hare) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2513.
- Keyword
- overarching
- RTK frame
- 2513
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, ボウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すばる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- the pleiades, всеобъемлющий
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 昴 18th lunar mansion
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 昴 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sign of the hare” + “day”. 昴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 昴 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.