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嗣 = 口 + 𠕁 + 司

嗣 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “heir”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 𠕁 (scrapbook) and 司 (director). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2011.

Keyword
heir
RTK frame
2011
Strokes
13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
наследник
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
嗣 to connect

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 𠕁 scrapbook
  3. 司 director

How to find 嗣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “scrapbook” + “director”. 嗣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 嗣 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.