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斜 = 余 + 斗
斜 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “diagonal”. It is built from 余 (too much) and 斗 (big dipper). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1791.
- Keyword
- diagonal
- RTK frame
- 1791
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シャ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- なな.め, はす
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- диагональный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 斜 slanting
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 斜 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “too much” + “big dipper”. 斜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 斜 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.