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常 = 𫩠 + 巾

常 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “usual”. It is built from 𫩠 (outhouse) and 巾 (towel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 862.

Keyword
usual
RTK frame
862
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つね, とこ-
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
обычный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
常 common

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 𫩠 outhouse
  2. 巾 towel

How to find 常 without knowing its reading

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

Open 常 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.