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硝 = 石 + 肖

硝 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “nitrate”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 肖 (resemblance). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 120.

Keyword
nitrate
RTK frame
120
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
нитрат
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
硝 saltpeter

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 肖 resemblance

How to find 硝 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “resemblance”. 硝 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 硝 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.