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鬱 = 木 + 缶 + 木 + 冖 + 鬯 + 彡

鬱 is a Japanese kanji written with 29 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gloom”. It is built from 木 (tree), 缶 (tin can), 木 (tree), 冖 (cover), 鬯 (sacrificial wine) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2120.

Keyword
gloom
RTK frame
2120
Strokes
29
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ウツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
うっ.する, ふさ.ぐ, しげ.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
мрак
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
鬱 luxuriant

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 缶 tin can
  3. 木 tree
  4. 冖 cover
  5. 鬯 sacrificial wine
  6. 彡 bristle

How to find 鬱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “tin can” + “tree”. 鬱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鬱 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.