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万 = 一 + 勹

万 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ten thousand”. It is built from 一 (one) and 勹 (bound up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 68. It appears as a component in 4 other characters in this index.

Keyword
ten thousand
RTK frame
68
Strokes
3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
マン, バン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
よろず
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
десять тысяч, wimbledon
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
万 ten thousand

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 勹 bound up

Alternative decomposition

  1. ノ katakana no
  2. 一 one
  3. 𠃌 clothes hanger

Characters that contain 万

How to find 万 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “bound up”. 万 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 万 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.