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播 = 扌 + 番

播 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “disseminate”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 番 (turn). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2361.

Keyword
disseminate
RTK frame
2361
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハ, バン, ハン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ま.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
plant, распространять
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
播 sow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 番 turn

How to find 播 without knowing its reading

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

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