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矩 = 矢 + 巨
矩 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “carpenter’s square”. It is built from 矢 (dart) and 巨 (gigantic). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2631.
- Keyword
- carpenter’s square
- RTK frame
- 2631
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かね, かねざし, さしがね
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- ruler, площадь плотника
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 矩 carpenter's square
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 矩 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dart” + “gigantic”. 矩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 矩 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.