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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:
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  • 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
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Grammar detail: present continuous for state

present continuous for state
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In Japanese, the present continuous form is often used to express a state of being, where in English we would typically use the plain present form.
For example:
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ベンくんは
にほん
日本
にすんでいます。
Ben lives in Japan.
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あの
じん
人
の
なまえ
名前
を
し
知
っていますか。
Do you know the name of that person?
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よやく
予約
の
じかん
時間
を
おぼ
覚
えていますか。
Do you remember the time of our reservation?
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かのじょ
彼女
はどこの
ほう
方
か
おぼ
覚
えていません。
I don't remember where she is from.
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わたし
私
は
くるま
車
を
も
持
っていません。
I don't have a car.
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See also:
  • verb て form + います／いる - 'ing' - present continuous
  • verb て form + いました／いた - past continuous

Kanji used in this grammar

日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
1
名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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1
前
ゼン   まえ before   
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1
知
チ   しる to know   
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2
予
ヨ    previously, in advance   
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3
約
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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3
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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1
間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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1
覚
カク   おぼえる to remember   さめる to awake   さます to rouse, awaken   
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3
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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3
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
1
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
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私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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2
車
シャ   くるま car   
1
持
ジ   もつ to hold, to have   
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2
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