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捌 = 扌 + 別

捌 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “deal with”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 別 (separate). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2359.

Keyword
deal with
RTK frame
2359
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハツ, ハチ, ベツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さば.く, さば.ける, は.け
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
handle, решать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
捌 break open

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 別 separate

How to find 捌 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “separate”. 捌 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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