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治 = 台 + 水

治 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “reign”. It is built from 台 (pedestal) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 807.

Keyword
reign
RTK frame
807
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジ, チ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おさ.める, おさ.まる, なお.る, なお.す
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
царствование
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
治 govern

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 台 pedestal
  2. 水 water

How to find 治 without knowing its reading

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

Open 治 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.