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韮 = 韭 + 艹

韮 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “leek”. It is built from 韭 (leek) and 艹 (mugwort). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2226.

Keyword
leek
RTK frame
2226
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウ, ク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
лукавый
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
韮 scallion

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 韭 leek
  2. 艹 mugwort

How to find 韮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “leek” + “mugwort”. 韮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 韮 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.