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匠 = 斤 + 匚

匠 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “artisan”. It is built from 斤 (ax) and 匚 (box). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1828.

Keyword
artisan
RTK frame
1828
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たくみ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ремесленник
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
匠 craftsman

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 斤 ax
  2. 匚 box

How to find 匠 without knowing its reading

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

Open 匠 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.