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流 = 㐬 + 水
流 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “current”. It is built from 㐬 (lifebelt) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 826.
- Keyword
- current
- RTK frame
- 826
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- リュウ, ル
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なが.れる, なが.れ, なが.す, -なが.す
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- текущий
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 流 flow
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 流 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “lifebelt” + “water”. 流 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 流 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.