Kanshudo Component Builder
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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.



For details of all components and their English names, see the Component collections.
Kanshudo Component Builder Help
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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:
  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
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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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4 exact word matches found in search '文'
noun
1. sentence
2. composition; text; writings
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
3
5
TEST
noun
letter; writings
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
1
5
TEST
noun
1. figure; design  (often written with kana only)
2. twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
6
TEST
noun
1. one-thousandth of a kan (obsolete unit of currency)
2. 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
9
TEST
375 words found beginning with '文'
noun
1. culture; civilization; civilisation
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
4
1
TEST
noun
1. letter (of alphabet); character
2. literal
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
3
1
TEST
noun
literature
4
1
TEST
noun
1. sentence; article; composition  (linguistics terminology)
2. (writing) style
5
1
TEST
noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
2. Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
3
2
TEST
noun
1. document; writing; letter; paperwork; note; records; archives
2. document addressed to someone in particular (jargon used in paleography)  (this meaning is restricted to reading もんじょ)
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
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2
TEST
noun
1. complaint; grumbling; objection
2. phrase; words; expression
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3
TEST
grammar; syntax  (linguistics terminology)
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3
TEST
noun
literature; books (reference); document
2
3
TEST
literature; art and literature; belles-lettres
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
2
3
TEST
1265 words found containing '文' in any position
noun
1. sentence
2. composition; text; writings
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
3
5
TEST
noun
letter; writings
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
1
5
TEST
noun
1. figure; design  (often written with kana only)
2. twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings and 1 form, examples and links)
6
TEST
noun
1. one-thousandth of a kan (obsolete unit of currency)
2. 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
9
TEST
noun
1. culture; civilization; civilisation
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
4
1
TEST
noun
1. letter (of alphabet); character
2. literal
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
3
1
TEST
noun
literature
4
1
TEST
noun
1. sentence; article; composition  (linguistics terminology)
2. (writing) style
5
1
TEST
noun
1. civilization; civilisation; culture
2. Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
3
2
TEST
noun
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
3
2
TEST
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Search results include information from a variety of sources, including Kanshudo (kanji mnemonics, kanji readings, kanji components, vocab and name frequency data, grammar points), JMdict (vocabulary), Tatoeba (examples), Enamdict (names), KanjiVG (kanji animations and stroke order), and Joy o' Kanji (kanji and radical synopses). Translations provided by Google's Neural Machine Translation engine. For more information see credits.
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