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

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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:

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Type the name in the text area
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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.

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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

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verb たら form

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どう(ですか)

is used for suggesting an action or giving advice, often with a slightly condescending tone. The たら form of a verb is the plain past form + ら.

For example:

が

ってくるまでここでお

ちになったらどうですか。
How about waiting here until he gets back?

かにしたらどうですか。
How about being quiet?

で

べてみたらどうですか。
Why don't you try looking into it yourself?

に

ようきゅう

するばかりでなく、

の

じぶんじしん

は

をするべきか

えたらどうですか。
How about thinking about what you yourself should be doing in this role and not just making demands of others.

In casual speech, it is common to leave out the か at the end of the sentence. For example:

もう

し

ったらどう。すぐにはれるから。
You may as well wait for while. It'll clear up soon.

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verb たら conditional form - if

Kanji used in this grammar

彼

ヒかれ he

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戻

レイもどる to return もどす to send back

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待

タイまつ to wait

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静

セイジョウしずか quiet, still しずまる to become still しずめる to becalm, to quell

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自

ジシみずから self

分

ブンブフンわける to divide, to distinguish わかる to understand わかれる to be divided わかつ to share, distribute

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調

チョウしらべる to investigate ととのう to be arranged, to be in order ととのえる to adjust, tune

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他

タほか other

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人

ジンニンひと person

要

ヨウいる to need かなめ pivotal point

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求

キュウもとめる to request, want, demand

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役

ヤクエキ office, role; service

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割

カツわる to separate, to divide われる to split apart, to crack わり proportion, 10% さく to cut up

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身

シンみ body, person

何

カなになん what?

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考

コウかんがえる to think about, consider

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少

ショウすこし a little すくない few

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