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須 = 頁 + 彡
須 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ought”. It is built from 頁 (page) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1854.
- Keyword
- ought
- RTK frame
- 1854
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ス, シュ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すべから.く, すべし, ひげ, まつ, もち.いる, もと.める
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- должен
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 須 must
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 須 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “page” + “bristle”. 須 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 須 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.