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剃 = 弟 + 刀
剃 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “shave”. It is built from 弟 (younger brother) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2271.
- Keyword
- shave
- RTK frame
- 2271
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- テイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- まい, そ.る, す.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- бриться
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 剃 shave
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 剃 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “younger brother” + “sword”. 剃 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
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