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器 = 口 + 犬

器 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “utensil”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 犬 (dog). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 127.

Keyword
utensil
RTK frame
127
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うつわ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
посуда
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
器 receptacle

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 犬 dog

How to find 器 without knowing its reading

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

Open 器 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.