武 = 一 + 弋 + 止

武 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “warrior”. It is built from 一 (one), 弋 (stake) and 止 (stop). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 403. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: warrior
RTK frame: 403
Strokes: 8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ブ, ム
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): たけ, たけ.し
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: воин
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 武 military

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 武

How to find 武 without knowing its reading

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

Open 武 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.