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拉 = 立 + 扌
拉 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “yank”. It is built from 立 (stand up) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 696.
- Keyword
- yank
- RTK frame
- 696
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ラツ, ラ, ロウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- らっ.する, ひし.ぐ, くだ.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- latin, янк
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 拉 pull
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 拉 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stand up” + “finger”. 拉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 拉 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.