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尚 = ⺌ + 冋

尚 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “esteem”. It is built from ⺌ (small radical) and 冋 (alien). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 196.

Keyword
esteem
RTK frame
196
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
なお
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
уважение
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
尚 still

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. ⺌ small radical
  2. 冋 alien

How to find 尚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “small radical” + “alien”. 尚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尚 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.