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王 = 一 + 土

王 is a Japanese kanji written with 4 strokes, listed here under the keyword “king”. It is built from 一 (one) and 土 (soil). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 271. It appears as a component in 43 other characters in this index.

Keyword
king
RTK frame
271
Strokes
4
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オウ, -ノウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
jewel, ball, король
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
王 king

Decomposition

Alternative decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 土 soil

Characters that contain 王

…and 3 more. See them all in the interactive search.

How to find 王 without knowing its reading

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

Open 王 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.