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堂 = 𫩠 + 土

堂 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “hall”. It is built from 𫩠 (outhouse) and 土 (soil). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 861.

Keyword
hall
RTK frame
861
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
public chamber, холл
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
堂 hall

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 𫩠 outhouse
  2. 土 soil

How to find 堂 without knowing its reading

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

Open 堂 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.