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揺 = 干 + 爪 + 凵 + 扌

揺 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “swing”. It is built from 干 (dry), 爪 (claw), 凵 (container) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2118.

Keyword
swing
RTK frame
2118
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ゆ.れる, ゆ.る, ゆ.らぐ, ゆ.るぐ, ゆ.する, ゆ.さぶる, ゆ.すぶる, うご.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
свинг
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
揺 wag

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 干 dry
  2. 爪 claw
  3. 凵 container
  4. 扌 finger

How to find 揺 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dry” + “claw” + “container”. 揺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 揺 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.