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.



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:
  1. Draw it in the drawing area
  2. Type the name in the text area
  3. 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
Components

Grammar detail: mathematical notation

mathematical notation
Tweet
111 words
My current mastery of this grammar point:
LOG IN to view grammar mastery data
This article shows how to express simple arithmetic as well as more complex mathematical formulas in Japanese.
Addition and subtraction
３に５を
くわ
加
えると８になる。
Add 5 to 3 and you have 8.
じょう
乗
 - to the power of
さん
３
の
さん
３
じょう
乗
は
にじゅうなな
２７
である。
3 to the third power is 27.
Odd and even numbers
ぐ う す う 3
even number  (see also: 奇数)
(click the word for examples and links)
TEST
き す う 2
odd number  (see also: 偶数)
(click the word for examples and links)
TEST
Sequences
と う さ す う れ つ 4
noun
arithmetic progression; arithmetic sequence  (see also: 等差級数; mathematics)
(click the word for examples and links)
TEST
と う さ き ゅ う す う 4 と う さ き ゅ う す う 6
noun
arithmetic series  (see also: 等差数列)
(click the word for examples and links)
TEST
Fractions and parts
中 can be used to illustrate a part of a whole. For example:
  • ろくにん
    6人
    ちゅう
    中
    ごにん
    5人
    の
    いしゃ
    医者
     five out of six doctors
The most common way to indicate a part of something is X
ぶん
分
の Y. For example:
わたし
私
はケーキを
よんぶん
４分
の
いち
１
た
食
べた。
I ate a quarter of a cake.
Key mathematical terms
し ょ う す う て ん 3
noun
decimal point; radix point
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
TEST
ぶ ん ぼ 1
noun
denominator  (mathematics)
(click the word for examples and links)
TEST
ぶ ん し 1
1. numerator
2. molecule
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
TEST
Note: this article is a work in progress! If you need help with something not covered here, please let us know via the feedback link.
LOG IN to view flashcard data

Kanji used in this grammar

乗
ジョウ   load; power   のる to board   のせる to load on   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
医
イ    doctor   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
者
シャ   もの person, someone   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
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   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
加
カ   くわえる to add to   くわわる to join, to be added to   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
Please LOG IN to view this kanji's mnemonic
Problem with this grammar? Question or comment? Please CONTACT US.
×