Kanshudo Component Builder

×

Draw a component:

Type a component or its name:

Choose from a list:

Change component list

×

By default the Component Builder shows the most common Joyo kanji components (ie, components which are themselves Joyo kanji, or which are used in at least 3 other Joyo kanji). Select an alternative set of components below.

Most common Joyo kanji components
Standard radicals (and their variants)
All components and radicals

For details of all components and their English names, see the Component collections.

Kanshudo Component Builder Help

×

For detailed instructions, see the Component builder how to guide.

To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

Draw it in the drawing area
Type the name in the text area
Look for it in the list

Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
Draw any of these components (one at a time) in the drawing area, and select it when you see it
Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
If you know the meanings of the components, type any of them in the text area: water (氵), grass (艹), mouth (口) or husband (夫)
Keep adding components until you can see your kanji in the list of matches that appears near the top.

Kanshudo Component Builder Drawing Help

×

The Kanshudo Component Builder can recognize any of the 416 components listed in the chart below the drawing area. Tips:

Draw a component in the center of the area, as large as you can
Try to draw the component as it appears in the kanji you're looking up
Don't worry about stroke order or number of strokes
Don't draw more than one component at a time

Not finding your component?

If you believe you've drawn your component correctly but the system is not recognizing it, please:

Let us know!

部

Sentence translate

Multi-word search

My search history

き ARCHAIC ADJECTIVE FORMき ARCHAIC...

部

Components

Grammar detail: き archaic adjective form

き archaic adjective form

Tweet

My current mastery of this grammar:

My mastery summary

LOG IN to view grammar mastery data

The き form is an archaic form of

れんたいけい

(noun-modifying form) of some adjectives. In modern Japanese, the 連体系 form ends in い, and is the same as the dictionary form. The き form is still seen in modern Japanese as a way of creating the impression of archaic or highly literary speech, and persists in one or two terms such as

The transition from き (and other sounds in other archaic grammatical forms) to い is known as イ

.

Examples:

いと愛しき	dear
くろ黒き	black
ふか深き	deep
きいろ黄色き	yellow

LOG IN to view flashcard data

See also:

連体形（れんたいけい） - attributive (noun-modifying) form

Kanji used in this grammar

連

レンつれる to take, to lead つらねる to line up つらなる to extend

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

3

体

タイテイからだ body

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

2

形

ケイギョウ shape かたちかた

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

3

系

ケイ system; lineage

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

5

愛

アイ love

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

3

音

オンイン sound おとね

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

2

便

convenience; tidings ビン tidings ベン convenience たより tidings, news

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

3

黒

コクくろくろい black

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

2

深

シンふかい deep ふかめる to fill ふかまる to deepen

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

3

黄

オウコウきこ yellow

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

4

色

ショクシキいろ color

Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic

2

Problem with this grammar? Question or comment? Please CONTACT US.

×