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祝 = 礻 + 兄
祝 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “celebrate”. It is built from 礻 (leftside altar) and 兄 (elder brother). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1170.
- Keyword
- celebrate
- RTK frame
- 1170
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シュク, シュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いわ.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- праздновать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 祝 pray for happiness or blessings
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 祝 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leftside altar” + “elder brother”. 祝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 祝 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.