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顎 = 口 + 頁 + 一 + 丂

顎 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chin”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 頁 (page), 一 (one) and 丂 (snare). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1333.

Keyword
chin
RTK frame
1333
Strokes
18
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あご, あぎと
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
jaw, подбородок
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
顎 jaw

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 頁 page
  3. 一 one
  4. 丂 snare

How to find 顎 without knowing its reading

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

Open 顎 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.