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橘 = 口 + 矛 + 木 + 儿 + 冂

橘 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “mandarin orange”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 矛 (halberd), 木 (tree), 儿 (human legs) and 冂 (border). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2557.

Keyword
mandarin orange
RTK frame
2557
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たちばな
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
оранжевый мандарин
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
橘 orange

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 矛 halberd
  3. 木 tree
  4. 儿 human legs
  5. 冂 border

How to find 橘 without knowing its reading

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

Open 橘 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.