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宍 = 六 + 宀

宍 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “venison”. It is built from 六 (six) and 宀 (roof). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2327.

Keyword
venison
RTK frame
2327
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ニク, ジク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しし
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
muscles, оленина
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
宍 flesh

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 六 six
  2. 宀 roof

How to find 宍 without knowing its reading

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

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