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飾 = 巾 + 食 + 𠂉

飾 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “decorate”. It is built from 巾 (towel), 食 (eat) and 𠂉 (reclining). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1587.

Keyword
decorate
RTK frame
1587
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かざ.る, かざ.り
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
украшать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
飾 decorate

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 巾 towel
  2. 食 eat
  3. 𠂉 reclining

Alternative decomposition

  1. ノ katakana no
  2. 巾 towel
  3. 食 eat
  4. 一 one
  5. 人 person

How to find 飾 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “towel” + “eat” + “reclining”. 飾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 飾 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.