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Components used in the Jōyō kanji
Standard 214 radicals (and their variants)
All components and radicals
FLASHCARDS
1 stroke
一
1. one
Variants: ⼀
丨
2. stick
丶
3. dot
ノ
4. katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
Variants: 乃 丿
乙
5. second
Variants: ⺄ 乚
乚
5. second
Variants: 乙 ⺄
⺄
5. second
Variants: 乙 乚
亅
6. hook
Variants: 𠄌
𠄌
6. hook
Variants: 亅
2 strokes
乃
4. whereupon
Variants: 丿 ノ
二
7. two
Variants: ニ
亠
8. lid
Note: see also 冖 (cover) and 宀 (roof)
人
9. man
Variants: 𠆢 亻 𠂉
亻
9. man
Variants: 人 𠆢 𠂉
𠆢
9. man
Variants: 人 亻 𠂉
𠂉
9. man
Variants: 人 𠆢 亻
儿
10. legs
入
11. enter
八
12. eight
Variants: 丷 ハ
ハ
12. katakana 'ha'; eight
Variants: 八 丷
丷
12. eight
Variants: 八 ハ
冂
13. wide
Variants: ⺆
冖
14. cover; covered
Note: see also 亠 (lid) and 宀 (roof)
冫
15. ice
Variants: 氷 ⺀
⺀
15. ice
Variants: 氷 冫
几
16. table
Variants: 𠘨
𠘨
16. table
Variants: 几
凵
17. open box
刀
18. sword
Variants: 刂
刂
18. sword
Variants: 刀
力
19. effort
勹
20. wrap
匕
21. spoon
Note: visually similar to 七 (seven)
匚
22. side open box
Variants: 匸
匸
23. side open box
Variants: 匚
十
24. ten
Variants: 𠂇
𠂇
24. ten
Variants: 十
卜
25. divining rod
Variants: ⺊
卩
26. seal
Variants: 㔾 ㄗ
㔾
26. seal
Variants: 卩 ㄗ
厂
27. cliff
Variants: ⺁
⺁
27. cliff
Variants: 厂
厶
28. private
Variants: ム
又
29. again
Variants: ⼜
3 strokes
口
30. mouth
Note: visually similar to 囗 (box)
囗
31. box; enclosure
Note: visually similar to 口 (mouth)
土
32. ground; earth
Note: visually similar to 士 (samurai)
士
33. samurai
Note: visually similar to 土 (ground)
夂
34. go
夊
35. go slowly
Variants: ⼢
夕
36. night
大
37. big
女
38. woman; female
子
39. child
Variants: 孑
孑
39. child
Variants: 子
宀
40. roof
Note: see also 亠 (lid) and 冖 (cover)
寸
41. inch
小
42. small
Variants: ⺍ ⺌
⺌
42. small
Variants: 小 ⺍
⺍
42. small
Variants: 小 ⺌
尢
43. lame
Variants: 冘 ⼪
尸
44. corpse
屮
45. sprout
Variants: 屮
屮
45. sprout
Variants: 屮
山
46. mountain
川
47. river
Variants: 𫶧
工
48. work
己
49. self
巾
50. turban
干
51. dry; drying frame
幺
52. short thread
Variants: 乡
乡
52. short thread
Variants: 幺
广
53. stony cliff
廴
54. long stride
廾
55. twenty
Variants: 卄
弋
56. shoot
Note: shoot as in 'shoot an arrow'
弓
57. bow
彑
58. snout (of a pig)
彡
59. fur
彳
60. step
忄
61. heart
Variants: 心 ⺗
扌
64. hand
Variants: 手 龵
氵
85. water
Variants: 水 ⺢ 氺 ⺡
丬
90. left side
Variants: 爿 ⺦
犭
94. dog
Variants: 犬
艹
140. grass
Variants: 艸 ⻀ 卝 艹 䒑
䒑
140. grass
Variants: 艸 艹 ⻀ 卝 艹
⻌
162. move
Variants: 辵 辶
⻏
163. group
Variants: 邑 ⾢
Note: appears on the right side of kanji; visually identical to ⻖(hill)
⻖
170. hill
Variants: 阜
Note: appears on the left side of kanji; visually identical to ⻏(group)
4 strokes
冘
43. lame
Variants: 尢 ⼪
心
61. heart
Variants: 忄 ⺗
⺗
61. heart
Variants: 心 忄
戈
62. spear; javelin
戸
63. door
Variants: 戶
戶
63. door
Variants: 戸
手
64. hand
Variants: 龵 扌
支
65. support
攵
66. strike
Variants: 攴
攴
66. strike
Variants: 攵
文
67. literature
斗
68. Big Dipper
斤
69. axe
方
70. way
无
71. not, nothing
Variants: 旡
旡
71. not, nothing
Variants: 无
日
72. sun; day
Variants: ⺜ ⽇
曰
73. it is said
月
74. month; moon
Variants: ⺝
⺝
74. month; moon
Variants: 月
木
75. tree
Variants: ホ
ホ
75. katakana 'ho'; tree
Variants: 木
欠
76. lack
Variants: 缺
止
77. stop
Variants: 龰
歹
78. death
Variants: 歺
殳
79. lance shaft
毋
80. mother
Variants: 母 ⽏ 毌
毌
80. mother
Variants: 母 ⽏ 毋
比
81. compare
毛
82. fur
氏
83. family
气
84. steam
水
85. water
Variants: ⺢ 氺 ⺡ 氵
火
86. fire
Variants: 灬
灬
86. fire
Variants: 火
爪
87. claw
Variants: 㕚 爫 ⺤
爫
87. claw
Variants: 爪 㕚 ⺤
⺤
87. claw
Variants: 爪 㕚 爫
父
88. father
爻
89. divination
爿
90. left side
Variants: ⺦ 丬
片
91. right side
牛
93. cow
Variants: 牜
牜
93. cow
Variants: 牛
犬
94. dog
Variants: 犭
礻
113. show
Variants: 示 ネ ⺭
Note: very similar to 衤 (clothes)
⺳
122. net
Variants: 网 ⺫ 𠔿 𦉰 㓁 罓 罒
㓁
122. net
Variants: 网 ⺫ ⺳ 𠔿 𦉰 罓 罒
罓
122. net
Variants: 网 ⺫ ⺳ 𠔿 𦉰 㓁 罒
耂
125. old
Variants: 老
⺼
130. body part
Variants: 肉
Note: visually very similar to ⺝(month)
𧘇
145. clothes
Variants: 衣 衤
辶
162. move
Variants: 辵 ⻌
5 strokes
氷
15. ice
Variants: ⺀ 冫
歺
78. death
Variants: 歹
母
80. mother
Variants: ⽏ 毋 毌
⺢
85. water
Variants: 水 氺 ⺡ 氵
牙
92. tusk
玄
95. mystery
玉
96. jewel
瓦
98. tile
甘
99. sweet
生
100. life
用
101. to use
Variants: 𠂡
田
102. rice field
Variants: 甶
疋
103. roll of cloth; bolt of cloth
Variants: 𤴓 ⺪
⺪
103. roll of cloth
Variants: 疋 𤴓
疒
104. ill; illness
癶
105. hairy legs
白
106. white
皮
107. skin
皿
108. dish
目
109. eye
矛
110. halberd
矢
111. arrow
石
112. stone
Note: visually similar to 右
示
113. show
Variants: ネ ⺭ 礻
禸
114. tracks
禾
115. grain
穴
116. hole
Note: visually similar to some variants of net, such as ⺳
立
117. stand
罒
122. net
Variants: 网 ⺫ ⺳ 𠔿 𦉰 㓁 罓
Note: variants can be visually similar to 穴 (hole)
衤
145. clothes
Variants: 衣 𧘇
Note: very similar to 礻 (show)
6 strokes
瓜
97. melon
甶
102. stony rice field
Variants: 田
竹
118. bamboo
Variants: ⺮ 𥫗
⺮
118. bamboo
Variants: 竹 𥫗
米
119. rice
糸
120. thread
Variants: 糹
缶
121. can
Variants: 𦈢 罐
网
122. net
Variants: ⺫ ⺳ 𠔿 𦉰 㓁 罓 罒
羊
123. sheep
Variants: ⺶ 𦍌
𦍌
123. sheep
Variants: 羊 ⺶
⺶
123. sheep
Variants: 羊 𦍌
羽
124. feather
老
125. old
Variants: 耂
而
126. rake
耒
127. plow; plough
耳
128. ear
聿
129. brush
Variants: ⺻
肉
130. meat
Variants: ⺼
自
132. self
至
133. reach
Variants: ⾄
臼
134. mortar
Variants: 𦥑
𦥑
134. mortar
Variants: 臼
舌
135. tongue
舟
137. boat
艮
138. good
Variants: 良
色
139. color
艸
140. grass
Variants: 艹 ⻀ 卝 艹 䒑
虍
141. tiger
虫
142. insect
Variants: 蟲 䖝
血
143. blood
行
144. to go
衣
145. clothes
Variants: 𧘇 衤
西
146. west
Variants: ⻃ 襾 覀
襾
146. west
Variants: 西 ⻃ 覀
7 strokes
臣
131. subject
Variants: 𦣞 𦣝
舛
136. oppose
良
138. good
Variants: 艮
䖝
142. insect
Variants: 虫 蟲
覀
146. west
Variants: 西 ⻃ 襾
見
147. see
角
148. corner
言
149. say; word
Variants: 訁
訁
149. say
Variants: 言
谷
150. valley
豆
151. bean
豕
152. pig
豸
153. badger
貝
154. shellfish
赤
155. red
走
156. run
足
157. foot
Variants: ⻊
⻊
157. foot
Variants: 足
身
158. body
車
159. car
Variants: 车
辛
160. spicy
辰
161. dragon
辵
162. move
Variants: ⻌ 辶
邑
163. group
Variants: ⻏ ⾢
酉
164. sake flask
釆
165. topped rice
里
166. village
镸
168. long
Variants: 長
麦
199. wheat
Variants: 麥
8 strokes
金
167. gold
Variants: 釒
長
168. long
Variants: 镸
門
169. gate
阜
170. hill
Variants: ⻖
隶
171. slave
隹
172. little bird
雨
173. rain
Variants: ⻗
⻗
173. rain
Variants: 雨
青
174. blue
Variants: 靑
靑
174. blue
Variants: 青
非
175. mistake
飠
184. eat; food
Variants: 食 ⻞ 𩙿
斉
210. equal
Variants: ⻫ 齊
9 strokes
面
176. mask
革
177. leather
韭
179. leek
音
180. sound
頁
181. page
風
182. wind
飛
183. fly
食
184. eat; food
Variants: ⻞ 飠 𩙿
𩙿
184. eat; food
Variants: 食 ⻞ 飠
首
185. neck
Variants: 𦣻
香
186. fragrance
10 strokes
韋
178. tanned leather
馬
187. horse
骨
188. bone
高
189. expensive; high
Variants: 髙
髟
190. hair
鬥
191. fighting
鬲
193. tripod
鬼
194. ogre
11 strokes
魚
195. fish
Variants: 𩵋
鹿
198. deer
麥
199. wheat
Variants: 麦
麻
200. flax; flux
Note: sometimes used in mnemonics in sense of 'flux of time'
黄
201. yellow
Variants: 黃
黒
203. black
Variants: 黑
12 strokes
黃
201. yellow
Variants: 黄
黍
202. millet
黑
203. black
Variants: 黒
13 strokes
鼎
206. three-legged stool
鼓
207. hand drum
14 strokes
鼻
209. nose
齊
210. equal
Variants: 斉 ⻫
16 strokes
龍
212. dragon
Variants: 竜
17 strokes
龠
214. flute
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