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楕 = 左 + 月 + 木

楕 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ellipse”. It is built from 左 (left), 月 (month) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2591.

Keyword
ellipse
RTK frame
2591
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダ, タ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
эллипс
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
楕 oval-shaped

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 左 left
  2. 月 month
  3. 木 tree

How to find 楕 without knowing its reading

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

Open 楕 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.