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匡 = 王 + 匚

匡 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “set straight”. It is built from 王 (king) and 匚 (box). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2901.

Keyword
set straight
RTK frame
2901
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウ, オウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すく.う, ただ.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
correct, прямолинейный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
匡 correct

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 匚 box

How to find 匡 without knowing its reading

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

Open 匡 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.