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謹 = 言 + 𦰌

謹 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “discreet”. It is built from 言 (say) and 𦰌 (cabbage). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1698.

Keyword
discreet
RTK frame
1698
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つつし.む
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
сдержанный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
謹 prudent

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 言 say
  2. 𦰌 cabbage

How to find 謹 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “say” + “cabbage”. 謹 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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