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懺 = 忄 + 韱
懺 is a Japanese kanji written with 20 strokes, listed here under the keyword “penitential”. It is built from 忄 (heart) and 韱 (slender). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2228.
- Keyword
- penitential
- RTK frame
- 2228
- Strokes
- 20
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ザン, サン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- くい.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- regret, покаянный
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 懺 regret
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 懺 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “slender”. 懺 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 懺 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.