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壷 = ｜ + 一 + 口 + 士 + 冖

壷 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “crock”. It is built from ｜ (pipe), 一 (one), 口 (mouth), 士 (gentleman) and 冖 (cover). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2913.

Keyword
crock
RTK frame
2913
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つぼ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
jar, хлам
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
壷 jar

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. ｜ pipe
  2. 一 one
  3. 口 mouth
  4. 士 gentleman
  5. 冖 cover

How to find 壷 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “one” + “mouth”. 壷 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 壷 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.