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頒 kanji: meaning “partition”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N113 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
partition
On'yomi
ハン
Kun'yomi
わ・かつ、わ・ける

Picture story to remember 頒

A sword (刀) splits a pile of shell money (貝) into eight (八) shares, a clean partition.

Parts in this story:刀, 貝, 八

How to write 頒: stroke order

頒 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 頒

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Kanji that share parts with 頒.