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酢 = 乍 + 酉
酢 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vinegar”. It is built from 乍 (saw) and 酉 (sign of the bird). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1542.
- Keyword
- vinegar
- RTK frame
- 1542
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- す
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- уксус
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 酢 toast one's host with wine
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 酢 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “saw” + “sign of the bird”. 酢 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 酢 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.