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抑 = 卬 + 扌
抑 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “repress”. It is built from 卬 (stamp album) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1835.
- Keyword
- repress
- RTK frame
- 1835
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ヨク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おさ.える
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- подавлять
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 抑 press down
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 抑 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stamp album” + “finger”. 抑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 抑 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.