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淵 = 一 + 水 + 爿 + 片
淵 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “abyss (old)”. It is built from 一 (one), 水 (water), 爿 (turtle) and 片 (one-sided). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2971.
- Keyword
- abyss (old)
- RTK frame
- 2971
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- エン, カク, コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふち, かた.い, はなわ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- abyss, пропасть (старая)
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 淵 gulf
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 淵 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “water” + “turtle”. 淵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 淵 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.