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翁 = 羽 + 公
翁 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “venerable old man”. It is built from 羽 (feathers) and 公 (public). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 849.
- Keyword
- venerable old man
- RTK frame
- 849
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- オウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おきな
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- достопочтенный старик
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 翁 old man
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 翁 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “feathers” + “public”. 翁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 翁 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.