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把 = 巴 + 扌

把 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “grasp”. It is built from 巴 (comma-design) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1889.

Keyword
grasp
RTK frame
1889
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ, ワ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
хватать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
把 hold

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 巴 comma-design
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 把 without knowing its reading

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

Open 把 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.