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清 = 水 + 青
清 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “pure”. It is built from 水 (water) and 青 (blue). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1659.
- Keyword
- pure
- RTK frame
- 1659
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セイ, ショウ, シン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きよ.い, きよ.まる, きよ.める
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- чистый
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 清 clear
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 清 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “blue”. 清 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 清 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.