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策 = 竹 + 朿

策 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “scheme”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 朿 (thorn stalk). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1019.

Keyword
scheme
RTK frame
1019
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
схема
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
策 scheme

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 竹 bamboo
  2. 朿 thorn stalk

How to find 策 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “thorn stalk”. 策 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 策 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.