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摂

摂 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vicarious”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 耳 (ear). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1876.

Keyword
vicarious
RTK frame
1876
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セツ, ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おさ.める, かね.る, と.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
подставной
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
摂 take in

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. prim-sparkler
  2. 扌 finger
  3. 耳 ear

How to find 摂 without knowing its reading

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

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