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険 = 㑒 + 阝
険 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “precipitous”. It is built from 㑒 (awl) and 阝 (pinnacle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1802.
- Keyword
- precipitous
- RTK frame
- 1802
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- けわ.しい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- резкий
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 険 narrow pass
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 険 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “awl” + “pinnacle”. 険 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 険 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.