弯 — readings, stroke count and radical

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menu_bookMeaning (Japanese)

1. まがる、まげる。弓形の形にする。
2. 弓を引く。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

brushOrigin of the character

「彎」の略体（變」→「変」の類推）。形声。「弓」+音符「䜌」。「弓をひく」や「まがる」を意味する漢語｛彎｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

menu_bookMeaning

curve, stretching a bow

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

menu_bookReadings

On (Sino-Japanese)

• ワン

Kun (native)

• ひ(く)

Other languages

• 拼音wan1
• 한글man
• Hán-ViệtLoan

infoBasics

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

弓(ゆみ)

JIS level

Level 2

Unicode

U+5F2F

grid_viewComponents

• ハ
• 亠なべぶた
• 弓ゆみ
• 赤あか

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𰁜弓

menu_bookWords using this kanji

• 弯入わんにゅうcurved indentation (esp. in stomach)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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compare_arrowsSimilar-looking kanji

• 変One part differs
• 恋One part differs
• 弩One part differs
• 弮One part differs
• 栾One part differs
• 穹One part differs
• 𥫤One part differs

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

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compare_arrowsVariants

• 彎Standard form

infoLookup codes

SKIP

2-2-7

Four Corner

0020.7

Spahn–Hadamitzky

3h19.1