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章 = 立 + 早

章 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “badge”. It is built from 立 (stand up) and 早 (early). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 464. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
badge
RTK frame
464
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
значок, chapter
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
章 composition

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 立 stand up
  2. 早 early

Characters that contain 章

How to find 章 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stand up” + “early”. 章 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 章 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.