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按 = 安 + 扌
按 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “press down on”. It is built from 安 (relax) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2360.
- Keyword
- press down on
- RTK frame
- 2360
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- アン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おさ.える, しら.べる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- hold, давить вниз
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 按 put hand on
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 按 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “relax” + “finger”. 按 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 按 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.