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歓 = 欠 + 𮥶

歓 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “delight”. It is built from 欠 (lack) and 𮥶 (pegasus). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 612.

Keyword
delight
RTK frame
612
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よろこ.ぶ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
восторг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
歓 happy

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 欠 lack
  2. 𮥶 pegasus

How to find 歓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lack” + “pegasus”. 歓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 歓 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.