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臨 = 品 + 臣 + 𠂉

臨 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “look to”. It is built from 品 (goods), 臣 (retainer) and 𠂉 (reclining). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 918.

Keyword
look to
RTK frame
918
Strokes
18
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のぞ.む
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
臨 draw near

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 品 goods
  2. 臣 retainer
  3. 𠂉 reclining

How to find 臨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “goods” + “retainer” + “reclining”. 臨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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