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哨 = 口 + 肖

哨 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “scout”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 肖 (resemblance). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2277.

Keyword
scout
RTK frame
2277
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みはり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
разведчик
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
哨 whistle

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 肖 resemblance

How to find 哨 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “resemblance”. 哨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 哨 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.