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素 = 龶 + 糸
素 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “elementary”. It is built from 龶 (grow up) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1652.
- Keyword
- elementary
- RTK frame
- 1652
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソ, ス
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- もと
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- элементарный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 素 white (silk)
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 素 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grow up” + “thread”. 素 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 素 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.