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麟 = 鹿 + 米 + 舛

麟 is a Japanese kanji written with 24 strokes, listed here under the keyword “camelopard”. It is built from 鹿 (deer), 米 (rice) and 舛 (oppose). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2210.

Keyword
camelopard
RTK frame
2210
Strokes
24
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
chinese unicorn, верблюд
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
麟 female of chinese unicorn

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 鹿 deer
  2. 米 rice
  3. 舛 oppose

How to find 麟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “deer” + “rice” + “oppose”. 麟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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