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架 = 加 + 木

架 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “erect”. It is built from 加 (add) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 934.

Keyword
erect
RTK frame
934
Strokes
9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.ける, か.かる
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
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Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
架 rack

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 加 add
  2. 木 tree

How to find 架 without knowing its reading

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

Open 架 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.