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丈 = 一 + 乂

丈 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “length”. It is built from 一 (one) and 乂 (tucked under the arm). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 746. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
length
RTK frame
746
Strokes
3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たけ, だけ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
длина, height
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
丈 unit of length equal 3.3 meters

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 一 one
  2. 乂 tucked under the arm

Characters that contain 丈

How to find 丈 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “tucked under the arm”. 丈 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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