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勃 = 子 + 十 + 力 + 冖

勃 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “uprising”. It is built from 子 (child), 十 (ten), 力 (power) and 冖 (cover). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 930.

Keyword
uprising
RTK frame
930
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボツ, ホツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おこ.る, にわかに
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
suddenness, восстание
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
勃 suddenly

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 子 child
  2. 十 ten
  3. 力 power
  4. 冖 cover

How to find 勃 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “child” + “ten” + “power”. 勃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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