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栗 = 西 + 木

栗 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chestnut”. It is built from 西 (west) and 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1735. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
chestnut
RTK frame
1735
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リツ, リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くり, おののく
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
каштан
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
栗 chestnut tree

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 西 west
  2. 木 tree

Characters that contain 栗

How to find 栗 without knowing its reading

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

Open 栗 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.