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挨 = 矢 + 厶 + 扌

挨 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shove”. It is built from 矢 (dart), 厶 (elbow) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1310.

Keyword
shove
RTK frame
1310
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
アイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひら.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
approach, толкать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
挨 near

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 矢 dart
  2. 厶 elbow
  3. 扌 finger

How to find 挨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dart” + “elbow” + “finger”. 挨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 挨 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.