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柚 = 木 + 由

柚 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “citron”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 由 (wherefore). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2549.

Keyword
citron
RTK frame
2549
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユ, ユウ, ジク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆず
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
цитрон
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
柚 pomelo

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 由 wherefore

How to find 柚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “wherefore”. 柚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 柚 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.