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琶 = 王 + 巴

琶 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lute”. It is built from 王 (king) and 巴 (comma-design). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2922.

Keyword
lute
RTK frame
2922
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ, ベ, ワ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
лютня
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
琶 guitar-like instrument

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 巴 comma-design

How to find 琶 without knowing its reading

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

Open 琶 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.