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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.

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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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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
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Grammar detail: verb past progressive form

verb past progressive form - continuous past action

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verb て form

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いた

or the polite form

いました

expresses the idea of an activity in the past that was ongoing.

For example:

はひとりでそこに

んでいた。

She lived there by herself.

This form is also used when describing a state that once entered remains the case. For example:

その

は

んでいた。

The dog was dead.

It can also be used when describing an action that had completely finished by the time a linked action happened - the equivalent of 'had done ~' in English (known as the pluperfect or past perfect). For example:

らが

に

ていた。

The train had already left when they got to the station.

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verb progressive form - in progress

Kanji used in this grammar

彼

ヒかれ he

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

住

ジュウすむ to live, to dwell すまう to live (concept)

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犬

ケンいぬ dog

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死

シ death しぬ die

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駅

エキ station

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着

チャクジャクつく to arrive つける to attach きる to wear きせる to make wear

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列

レツ row

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車

シャくるま car

出

シュツスイだす to take out, to put out でる to go out, to exit

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