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揖 = 口 + 耳 + 扌

揖 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “collect”. It is built from 口 (mouth), 耳 (ear) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2362.

Keyword
collect
RTK frame
2362
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
イツ, ユ, シュウ, ユウ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
bow with arms folded, собирать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
揖 salute

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 耳 ear
  3. 扌 finger

How to find 揖 without knowing its reading

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

Open 揖 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.