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咲 = 关 + 口
咲 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blossom”. It is built from 关 (golden calf) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2174.
- Keyword
- blossom
- RTK frame
- 2174
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さ.く, -ざき
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- цветение
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 咲 smile
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 咲 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “golden calf” + “mouth”. 咲 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 咲 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.