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帚 = ⺕ + 冖 + 巾

帚 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “feather duster”. It is built from ⺕ (rake), 冖 (cover) and 巾 (towel). It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword
feather duster
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ, シュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ほうき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
перьевой пылесос, broom
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
帚 broom

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. ⺕ rake
  2. 冖 cover
  3. 巾 towel

Characters that contain 帚

How to find 帚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rake” + “cover” + “towel”. 帚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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