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贋 = 貝 + 雁

贋 is a Japanese kanji written with 19 strokes, listed here under the keyword “counterfeit”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 雁 (wild goose). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2274.

Keyword
counterfeit
RTK frame
2274
Strokes
19
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にせ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
подделка
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
贋 false

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 貝 shellfish
  2. 雁 wild goose

How to find 贋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “wild goose”. 贋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 贋 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.