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砦 = 石 + 此

砦 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fort”. It is built from 石 (stone) and 此 (this here). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2204.

Keyword
fort
RTK frame
2204
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とりで
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
крепость
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
砦 stockade

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 石 stone
  2. 此 this here

How to find 砦 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stone” + “this here”. 砦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 砦 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.