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刷 = 尸 + 巾 + 刀

刷 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “printing”. It is built from 尸 (corpse), 巾 (towel) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1150.

Keyword
printing
RTK frame
1150
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
す.る, -ず.り, -ずり, は.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
печать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
刷 brush

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 尸 corpse
  2. 巾 towel
  3. 刀 sword

How to find 刷 without knowing its reading

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

Open 刷 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.