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賭 = 貝 + 者
賭 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gamble”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 者 (someone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1354.
- Keyword
- gamble
- RTK frame
- 1354
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ト
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- か.ける, かけ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- азартные игры
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 賭 bet
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 賭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “someone”. 賭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 賭 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.