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箭 = 竹 + 前
箭 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “arrow shaft”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 前 (in front). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2680.
- Keyword
- arrow shaft
- RTK frame
- 2680
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- や
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- arrow, стрелочный вал
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 箭 arrow
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 箭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “in front”. 箭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 箭 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.