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昂 = 卬 + 日

昂 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “elevate”. It is built from 卬 (stamp album) and 日 (day). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2525.

Keyword
elevate
RTK frame
2525
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ, ゴウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あ.がる, たか.い, たか.ぶる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
rise, поднимать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
昂 rise

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 卬 stamp album
  2. 日 day

How to find 昂 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stamp album” + “day”. 昂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 昂 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.