撲 = 扌 + 业 + 丷 + 夫

撲 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “slap”. It is built from 扌 (finger), 业 (upside down in a row), 丷 (horns) and 夫 (husband). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1932.

Keyword: slap
RTK frame: 1932
Strokes: 15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ボク
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: пощечина
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 撲 pound

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

扌 finger
业 upside down in a row
丷 horns
夫 husband

How to find 撲 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “upside down in a row” + “horns”. 撲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 撲 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.