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箪 = 単 + 竹

箪 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rattan box”. It is built from 単 (simple) and 竹 (bamboo). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2675.

Keyword
rattan box
RTK frame
2675
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はこ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
bamboo rice basket, коробка из ротанга
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
箪 small bamboo basket for holding

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 単 simple
  2. 竹 bamboo

How to find 箪 without knowing its reading

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

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