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絶 = 糸 + 色
絶 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “discontinue”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 色 (color). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1891.
- Keyword
- discontinue
- RTK frame
- 1891
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゼツ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- た.える, た.やす, た.つ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- прекращать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 絶 cut
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 絶 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “color”. 絶 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 絶 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.