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寡 = 宀 + 頁 + 刀

寡 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “widow”. It is built from 宀 (roof), 頁 (page) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 664.

Keyword
widow
RTK frame
664
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вдова
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
寡 widowed

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 頁 page
  3. 刀 sword

How to find 寡 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “page” + “sword”. 寡 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 寡 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.