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薦
薦 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “recommend”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort), 广 (cave) and 灬 (fire radical). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2156.
- Keyword
- recommend
- RTK frame
- 2156
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すす.める
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- рекомендовать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 薦 offer
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
- 艹 mugwort
- 广 cave
- prim-antlers
- 灬 fire radical
How to find 薦 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “cave” + “fire radical”. 薦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 薦 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.