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刹 = 㐅 + 木 + 刀

刹 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “moment”. It is built from 㐅 (sheaf), 木 (tree) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1601.

Keyword
moment
RTK frame
1601
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セチ, セツ, サツ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
temple, момент
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
刹 temple

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㐅 sheaf
  2. 木 tree
  3. 刀 sword

How to find 刹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sheaf” + “tree” + “sword”. 刹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刹 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.