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掃 = 帚 + 扌
掃 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sweep”. It is built from 帚 (feather duster) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1235.
- Keyword
- sweep
- RTK frame
- 1235
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソウ, シュ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- は.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- подметать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 掃 sweep
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 掃 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “feather duster” + “finger”. 掃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 掃 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.