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彰 = 章 + 彡

彰 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “patent”. It is built from 章 (badge) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1851.

Keyword
patent
RTK frame
1851
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
патент
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
彰 clear

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 章 badge
  2. 彡 bristle

How to find 彰 without knowing its reading

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

Open 彰 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.