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繕 = 善 + 糸
繕 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “darning”. It is built from 善 (virtuous) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1433.
- Keyword
- darning
- RTK frame
- 1433
- Strokes
- 18
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゼン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つくろ.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- дремать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 繕 repair
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 繕 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “virtuous” + “thread”. 繕 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 繕 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.