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冠 = 寸 + 冖 + 元

冠 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “crown”. It is built from 寸 (measurement), 冖 (cover) and 元 (beginning). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 326.

Keyword
crown
RTK frame
326
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かんむり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
корона
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
冠 cap

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 寸 measurement
  2. 冖 cover
  3. 元 beginning

How to find 冠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “measurement” + “cover” + “beginning”. 冠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 冠 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.