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狂 = 犭 + 王
狂 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lunatic”. It is built from 犭 (pack of wild dogs) and 王 (king). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 277.
- Keyword
- lunatic
- RTK frame
- 277
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- くる.う, くる.おしい, くるお.しい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- сумасшедший
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 狂 insane
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 狂 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pack of wild dogs” + “king”. 狂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 狂 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.