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貯 = 丁 + 貝 + 宀

貯 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “savings”. It is built from 丁 (street), 貝 (shellfish) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 206.

Keyword
savings
RTK frame
206
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
た.める, たくわ.える
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
экономия
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
貯 store

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 丁 street
  2. 貝 shellfish
  3. 宀 roof

How to find 貯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “street” + “shellfish” + “roof”. 貯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 貯 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.