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肖 = ⺌ + 月

肖 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “resemblance”. It is built from ⺌ (small radical) and 月 (month). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 119. It appears as a component in 9 other characters in this index.

Keyword

resemblance

RTK frame

119

Strokes

7

On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)

あやか.る

Script

Japanese kanji

Also known as

spark, candle, сходство

Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi

肖 look like

Decomposition

Characters that contain 肖

• 硝 nitrate
• 削 plane
• 消 extinguish
• 宵 wee hours
• 梢 treetops
• 哨 scout
• 屑 rubbish
• 蛸 octopus
• 鞘 saddle straps

How to find 肖 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “small radical” + “month”. 肖 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 肖 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.