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窓 = 穴 + 心 + 厶

窓 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “window”. It is built from 穴 (hole), 心 (heart) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 811.

Keyword
window
RTK frame
811
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ, ス
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まど, てんまど, けむだし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
окно
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
窓 window

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 穴 hole
  2. 心 heart
  3. 厶 elbow

How to find 窓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hole” + “heart” + “elbow”. 窓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 窓 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.