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梵 = 凡 + 林

梵 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “brahman”. It is built from 凡 (mediocre) and 林 (grove). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2961.

Keyword
brahman
RTK frame
2961
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボン, フウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
sanskrit, брахман
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
梵 buddhist

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 凡 mediocre
  2. 林 grove

How to find 梵 without knowing its reading

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

Open 梵 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.