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質 = 貝 + 斤
質 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “substance”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 斤 (ax). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1219. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- substance
- RTK frame
- 1219
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シツ, シチ, チ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たち, ただ.す, もと, わりふ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- вещество
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 質 matter
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 質
How to find 質 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “ax”. 質 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 質 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.