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箸 = 竹 + 者
箸 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chopsticks”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 者 (someone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1348.
- Keyword
- chopsticks
- RTK frame
- 1348
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョ, チャク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はし
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- палочки для еды
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 箸 chopsticks
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 箸 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “someone”. 箸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 箸 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.