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約 = 糸 + 勺
約 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “promise”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 勺 (ladle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1462.
- Keyword
- promise
- RTK frame
- 1462
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヤク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つづ.まる, つづ.める, つづま.やか
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- обещание
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 約 treaty
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 約 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “ladle”. 約 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 約 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.