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署 = 罒 + 者

署 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “signature”. It is built from 罒 (net) and 者 (someone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1349. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
signature
RTK frame
1349
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
подпись
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
署 public office

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 罒 net
  2. 者 someone

Characters that contain 署

How to find 署 without knowing its reading

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

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