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琉 = 㐬 + 王

琉 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lapis lazuli”. It is built from 㐬 (lifebelt) and 王 (king). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2611.

Keyword
lapis lazuli
RTK frame
2611
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リュウ, ル
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
precious stone, лазурит
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
琉 sparkling stone

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㐬 lifebelt
  2. 王 king

How to find 琉 without knowing its reading

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

Open 琉 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.