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請 = 言 + 青
請 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “solicit”. It is built from 言 (say) and 青 (blue). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1656.
- Keyword
- solicit
- RTK frame
- 1656
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, シン, ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- こ.う, う.ける
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- просить
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 請 ask
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 請 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “say” + “blue”. 請 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 請 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.