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緒 = 糸 + 者

緒 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “thong”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 者 (someone). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1444.

Keyword
thong
RTK frame
1444
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショ, チョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お, いとぐち
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
стринги
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
緒 end of thread

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 者 someone

How to find 緒 without knowing its reading

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

Open 緒 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.