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冬 = 夂 + 冫
冬 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “winter”. It is built from 夂 (walking legs) and 冫 (ice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 456. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- winter
- RTK frame
- 456
- Strokes
- 5
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふゆ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- зима
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 冬 winter
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 冬
How to find 冬 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “walking legs” + “ice”. 冬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 冬 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.