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沿 = 㕣 + 水
沿 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “run alongside”. It is built from 㕣 (gully) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 858.
- Keyword
- run alongside
- RTK frame
- 858
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- エン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- そ.う, -ぞ.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- бегать рядом
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 沿 follow a course
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 沿 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gully” + “water”. 沿 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 沿 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.