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薪 = 艹 + 新
薪 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “firewood”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort) and 新 (new). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1620.
- Keyword
- firewood
- RTK frame
- 1620
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- たきぎ, まき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- fuel, дрова
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 薪 fuel
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 薪 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “new”. 薪 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 薪 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.