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聯 = 耳 + 幺 + 幺 + 丱

聯 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “strung together”. It is built from 耳 (ear), 幺 (cocoon), 幺 (cocoon) and 丱 (twin tufts). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2716.

Keyword
strung together
RTK frame
2716
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つら.なる, つら.ねる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
party, соединенные вместе
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
聯 connect

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 耳 ear
  2. 幺 cocoon
  3. 幺 cocoon
  4. 丱 twin tufts

How to find 聯 without knowing its reading

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

Open 聯 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.