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紅 = 工 + 糸
紅 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “crimson”. It is built from 工 (craft) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1455.
- Keyword
- crimson
- RTK frame
- 1455
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コウ, ク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- べに, くれない, あか.い
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- малиновый
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 紅 red
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 紅 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “craft” + “thread”. 紅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 紅 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.