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詐 = 乍 + 言

詐 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “lie”. It is built from 乍 (saw) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1223.

Keyword
lie
RTK frame
1223
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いつわ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ложь
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
詐 cheat

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 乍 saw
  2. 言 say

How to find 詐 without knowing its reading

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

Open 詐 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.