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緑 = 录 + 糸

緑 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “green”. It is built from 录 (dustpan) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1471.

Keyword
green
RTK frame
1471
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョク, ロク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みどり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
зеленый
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
緑 green

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 录 dustpan
  2. 糸 thread

How to find 緑 without knowing its reading

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

Open 緑 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.