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髄 = 有 + 辶 + 骨

髄 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “marrow”. It is built from 有 (possess), 辶 (road) and 骨 (skeleton). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1385.

Keyword
marrow
RTK frame
1385
Strokes
19
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ズイ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
костный мозг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
髄 bone marrow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 有 possess
  2. 辶 road
  3. 骨 skeleton

How to find 髄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “possess” + “road” + “skeleton”. 髄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 髄 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.