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囁 = 口 + 耳
囁 is a Japanese kanji written with 21 strokes, listed here under the keyword “whisper”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 耳 (ear). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2279.
- Keyword
- whisper
- RTK frame
- 2279
- Strokes
- 21
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ささや.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- шепотом
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 囁 move lips as when speaking
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 囁 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “ear”. 囁 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 囁 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.