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禅 = 礻 + 単
禅 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “zen”. It is built from 礻 (leftside altar) and 単 (simple). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2080.
- Keyword
- zen
- RTK frame
- 2080
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゼン, セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しずか, ゆず.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- дзен
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 禅 meditation
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 禅 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leftside altar” + “simple”. 禅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 禅 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.