翟 = 羽 + 隹

翟 is a Japanese kanji, listed here under the keyword “futon”. It is built from 羽 (feathers) and 隹 (short-tailed bird). It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: futon
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ケキ, ジャク, タク, タイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): きじ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: футон
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 翟 surname

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

羽 feathers
隹 short-tailed bird

Characters that contain 翟

曜 weekday
濯 laundry
躍 leap
擢 outstanding
燿 twinkle
耀 shimmering

How to find 翟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “feathers” + “short-tailed bird”. 翟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 翟 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.