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縦 = 糸 + 従

縦 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vertical”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 従 (accompany). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1436.

Keyword
vertical
RTK frame
1436
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たて
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вертикальный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
縦 indulge in

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 従 accompany

How to find 縦 without knowing its reading

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

Open 縦 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.