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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
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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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系 means 'system'

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Strokes : 7 Frequency: 608 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-3 Grade: 6 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 24 words Used in 319 words Used in 25 names Component in 13 kanji (4 Jōyō)

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

On

ケイ

Components

⿱ ノ (乃) katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from 糸 thread

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See also

制 system

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Most useful words by reading

In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 系 is used 7 times, read 1 way.

Across all words in Japanese, 系 is used 311 times, read 1 way.

Showing: Usage across all words in Japanese Usage in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese

ケイ : 311 words FIND ALL

noun

1. system

2. lineage; ancestry; family line

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More information

Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗

Additional data

Henshall: 855 (originally: 844) Joy o' Kanji : 844 Key to Kanji: 252

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系

ケイ system; lineage

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ノ

katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from

糸

シいと thread

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Kanshudo is your AI Japanese tutor, and your constant companion on the road to mastery of the Japanese language. To get started learning Japanese, just follow the study recommendations on your Dashboard. You can use Quick search (accessible using the icon at the top of every page) to look up any Japanese word, kanji or grammar point, as well as to find anything on Kanshudo quickly. For an overview, take the tour.

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