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然 = 犬 + 夕 + 灬

然 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sort of thing”. It is built from 犬 (dog), 夕 (evening) and 灬 (fire radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 256. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
sort of thing
RTK frame
256
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゼン, ネン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しか, しか.り, しか.し, さ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
что-то вроде, nature
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
然 yes

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 犬 dog
  2. 夕 evening
  3. 灬 fire radical

Alternative decomposition

  1. 冫 ice
  2. 灬 fire radical
  3. 犬 dog
  4. 𠂊 bound up

Characters that contain 然

How to find 然 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “evening” + “fire radical”. 然 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 然 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.