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吻 = 口 + 勿

吻 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sides of the mouth”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 勿 (not). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2292.

Keyword
sides of the mouth
RTK frame
2292
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フン, ブン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くちわき, くちさき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
proboscis, стороны рта
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
吻 kiss

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 勿 not

How to find 吻 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “not”. 吻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 吻 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.