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頬 = 夹 + 頁
頬 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cheek”. It is built from 夹 (scissors) and 頁 (page). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1358.
- Keyword
- cheek
- RTK frame
- 1358
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ほお, ほほ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- cheeks, щека
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 頬 cheeks
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 頬 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “scissors” + “page”. 頬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 頬 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.