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兜 = 白 + 儿

兜 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “helmet”. It is built from 白 (white) and 儿 (human legs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2870.

Keyword
helmet
RTK frame
2870
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ, ト
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かぶと
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
шлем
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
兜 pouch

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 白 white
  2. 儿 human legs

How to find 兜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “white” + “human legs”. 兜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 兜 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.