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噌 = 口 + 曽

噌 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “miso”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 曽 (formerly). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2295.

Keyword
miso
RTK frame
2295
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ, ショウ, ソ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かまびす.しい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
boisterous, мисо
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
噌 scold

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 曽 formerly

How to find 噌 without knowing its reading

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

Open 噌 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.