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削 = 肖 + 刀
削 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “plane”. It is built from 肖 (resemblance) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 124.
- Keyword
- plane
- RTK frame
- 124
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- けず.る, はつ.る, そ.ぐ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- самолет
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 削 scrape off
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 削 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “resemblance” + “sword”. 削 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 削 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.