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絞 = 糸 + 交
絞 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “strangle”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 交 (mingle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1448.
- Keyword
- strangle
- RTK frame
- 1448
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しぼ.る, し.める, し.まる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- душить
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 絞 twist
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 絞 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “mingle”. 絞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 絞 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.