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埴 = 土 + 直
埴 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “clay”. It is built from 土 (soil) and 直 (straightaway). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2299.
- Keyword
- clay
- RTK frame
- 2299
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ショク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はに, へな
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- глина
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 埴 soil with large clay content
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 埴 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “soil” + “straightaway”. 埴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 埴 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.