楚 = 林 + 疋
楚 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “thicket”. It is built from 林 (grove) and 疋 (critters). It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- thicket
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソ, ショ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いばら, しもと, すわえ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- bramble
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 楚 name of feudal state
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 楚
How to find 楚 without knowing its reading
On RTK Kanji Search, open the parts search and type “grove” + “critters”. 楚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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