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掩 = 奄 + 扌
掩 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shrouded”. It is built from 奄 (encompassing) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2214.
- Keyword
- shrouded
- RTK frame
- 2214
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- エン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おお.う
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- cover, окутанный
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 掩 to cover (with the hand)
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 掩 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “encompassing” + “finger”. 掩 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 掩 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.