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椋 = 木 + 京
椋 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “oriental elm”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 京 (capital). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2540.
- Keyword
- oriental elm
- RTK frame
- 2540
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- リョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- むく
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- type of deciduous tree, восточный вяз
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 椋 fruit
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 椋 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “capital”. 椋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 椋 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.