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容 = 宀 + 谷

容 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “contain”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 谷 (valley). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 853. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
contain
RTK frame
853
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.れる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
содержать, contents, form
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
容 looks

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 宀 roof
  2. 谷 valley

Characters that contain 容

How to find 容 without knowing its reading

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

Open 容 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.