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碗 = 石 + 宛

碗 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “teacup”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 宛 (address). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2637.

Keyword
teacup
RTK frame
2637
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ワン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こばち
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
porcelain bowl, чайная чашка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
碗 bowl

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 宛 address

How to find 碗 without knowing its reading

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

Open 碗 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.