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玲 = 令 + 王

玲 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tinkling”. It is built from 令 (orders) and 王 (king). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2619.

Keyword
tinkling
RTK frame
2619
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
sound of jewels, звенящий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
玲 tinkling of jade

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 令 orders
  2. 王 king

Alternative decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 𠆢 umbrella
  3. 卩 stamp
  4. 一 one

How to find 玲 without knowing its reading

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

Open 玲 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.