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厳 = 敢 + 𭕄 + 厂

厳 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “stern”. It is built from 敢 (daring), 𭕄 (owl crown) and 厂 (cliff). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2086.

Keyword
stern
RTK frame
2086
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゲン, ゴン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おごそ.か, きび.しい, いか.めしい, いつくし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
корма
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
厳 strict

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 敢 daring
  2. 𭕄 owl crown
  3. 厂 cliff

How to find 厳 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “daring” + “owl crown” + “cliff”. 厳 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 厳 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.