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菫 = 艹 + 口 + 龶
菫 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “violet”. It is built from 艹 (mugwort), 口 (mouth) and 龶 (grow up). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2239.
- Keyword
- violet
- RTK frame
- 2239
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- すみれ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- the violet, фиолетовый
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 菫 celery
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 菫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mugwort” + “mouth” + “grow up”. 菫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 菫 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.