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冴 = 牙 + 冫
冴 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sharp”. It is built from 牙 (tusk) and 冫 (ice). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2261.
- Keyword
- sharp
- RTK frame
- 2261
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ゴ, コ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さ.える, こお.る, ひ.える
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- be clear, острый
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 冴 freezing
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 冴 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tusk” + “ice”. 冴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 冴 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.