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炬 = 巨 + 火

炬 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “torch”. It is built from 巨 (gigantic) and 火 (fire). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2596.

Keyword
torch
RTK frame
2596
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ, キョ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
факел
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
炬 torch

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 巨 gigantic
  2. 火 fire

How to find 炬 without knowing its reading

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

Open 炬 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.