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掻 = 虫 + 叉 + 扌
掻 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “scratch”. It is built from 虫 (insect), 叉 (forked) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2356.
- Keyword
- scratch
- RTK frame
- 2356
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- か.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- царапина
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 掻 scratch lightly
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 掻 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “insect” + “forked” + “finger”. 掻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 掻 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.