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街 = 行 + 圭
街 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “boulevard”. It is built from 行 (going) and 圭 (squared jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 955.
- Keyword
- boulevard
- RTK frame
- 955
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ガイ, カイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- まち
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- бульвар
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 街 street
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 街 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “going” + “squared jewel”. 街 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 街 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.