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撰 = 扌 + 巽
撰 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “assortment”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 巽 (southeast). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2357.
- Keyword
- assortment
- RTK frame
- 2357
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- サン, セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- せん.する, えら.む, えら.ぶ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- composing, ассортимент
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 撰 compose
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 撰 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “southeast”. 撰 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 撰 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.