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鋳 = 寿 + 金
鋳 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “casting”. It is built from 寿 (longevity) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1688.
- Keyword
- casting
- RTK frame
- 1688
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チュウ, イ, シュ, シュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- い.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- литье
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 鋳 melt
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鋳 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “longevity” + “gold”. 鋳 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鋳 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.