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RTK / HeisigFrame #1157

door

Lv 8

Strokes: 4

JLPT: N2

Jōyō: Grade 2

Meanings

door RTK

Community Mnemonic

797 votes

Traditional Japanese storefront doors have several flags, known as "noren," hanging down from a curtain rod in front of them. I see this as a pseudo-pictograph, and use the horizontal line across the top to represent the curtain rod, since noren don't usually hang from the ceiling.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

Found In Vocabulary

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