綻 = 糸 + 定

綻 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “come apart at the seams”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 定 (determine). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1439.

Keyword: come apart at the seams
RTK frame: 1439
Strokes: 14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ほころ.びる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: be rent, разойтись по швам
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 綻 ripped seam

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 綻 without knowing its reading

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

Open 綻 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.