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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If you believe you've drawn your component correctly but the system is not recognizing it, please:
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Components
ほ う 1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
(click the word to view an additional 5 meanings, examples and links)
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か た 2
noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
(click the word to view an additional 4 meanings, examples and links)
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noun
1. surrounding area  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
2. shore (of the sea)  (this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
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suffix
1. honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
2. around (the time that, etc.); about  (also かた)
(click the word for examples and links)
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さ ま 2
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
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ぶ ん ぽ う 0
grammar; syntax  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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ご ほ う 0
noun
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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に ほ ん ぶ ん ぽ う 4
noun
Japanese grammar
(click the word for examples and links)
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が く て ん 0
noun
compositional rules; musical grammar
(click the word for examples and links)
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こ く ぶ ん ぽ う 3
noun
Japanese grammar
(click the word for examples and links)
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き じ ゅ つ ぶ ん ぽ う 4
noun
descriptive grammar  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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せ い せ い ぶ ん ぽ う 5
noun
generative grammar  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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ご か く 0
noun
usage; rules of grammar
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
core grammar
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noun
lexical-functional grammar; LFG  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
systemic grammar  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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は ん ち ゅ う ぶ ん ぽ う 5
categorical grammar  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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ふ へ ん ぶ ん ぽ う 4
noun
universal grammar  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
grammar rule  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
finite-state grammar  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
grammar (book)
(click the word for examples and links)
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へ ん け い ぶ ん ぽ う 5
noun
transformational grammar  (see also: 生成文法; linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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が っ こ う ぶ ん ぽ う 5
noun
school grammar (esp. middle school grammar)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
grammar error; syntax error  (computer terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
grammar checker  (computer terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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ぶ ん み ゃ く い ぞ ん ぶ ん ぽ う 8
noun
context-sensitive grammar  (computer terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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ぶ ん み ゃ く じ ゆ う ぶ ん ぽ う 8
noun
context-free grammar  (computer terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
lexical-functional grammar; LFG  (linguistics terminology)
(click the word for examples and links)
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き は ん ぶ ん ぽ う 4
noun
prescriptive grammar  (linguistics terminology; opposite: 記述文法)
(click the word for examples and links)
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ぶ ん ご ぶ ん ぽ う 4
noun
grammar of the classical literature; classical grammar
(click the word for examples and links)
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こ う ご ぶ ん ぽ う 4
noun
colloquial grammar; grammar of modern spoken and written japanese
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
grammar school
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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グ ラ マ ー 2
1. glamour; glamor; glamour girl; glamor girl
2. buxom; full-breasted
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
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ぶ ん て ん 0
noun
grammar
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え い ぶ ん ぽ う 3
noun
English grammar
(click the word for examples and links)
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り ょ く と う 0
noun
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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リ ョ ク ト ウ 0
(same as above)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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noun
gram atom
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
gram stain
(click the word for examples and links)
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グ ラ ム ぶ ん し 4
noun
gram molecule
(click the word for examples and links)
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モ ル 1
mole; mol; gram molecule  (chemistry term, physics terminology; originally from German 'Mol')
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
gram ion
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
mung bean; green gram
(click the word for examples and links)
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け つ る あ ず き 4
noun
black gram (Vigna mungo); black lentil  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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グ ラ ム 1
noun
gram; gramme  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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り ょ く と う 0
noun
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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ケ ツ ル ア ズ キ 4
noun
black gram (Vigna mungo); black lentil  (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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グ ラ ム と う り ょ う 4
noun
gram equivalent
(click the word for examples and links)
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ト お ん き ご う 4
noun
G clef; treble clef  (music term)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
G minor  (music term)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
G major  (music term)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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ト ち ょ う 1
noun
key of G  (music term)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun
G clef; treble clef  (see also: ト音記号; music term)
(click the word for examples and links)
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noun (suffix), noun
1. video game  (see also: ゲーム; abbreviation)
noun
2. sol; so; G  (music term)
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
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noun
G; g
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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(same as above)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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noun
G major  (music term)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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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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