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塩 = 土 + 𠂉 + 口 + 皿
塩 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “salt”. It is built from 土 (soil), 𠂉 (reclining), 口 (mouth) and 皿 (dish). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1568.
- Keyword
- salt
- RTK frame
- 1568
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- エン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しお
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- соль
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 塩 salt
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 塩 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “reclining” + “mouth”. 塩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 塩 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.