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於 = 方 + 𠆢

於 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “within”. It is built from 方 (direction) and 𠆢 (umbrella). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2909.

Keyword
within
RTK frame
2909
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
オ, ヨ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おい.て, お.ける, ああ, より
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
at, внутри
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
於 in

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 方 direction
  2. 𠆢 umbrella

How to find 於 without knowing its reading

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

Open 於 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.