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撚 = 扌 + 然
撚 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “twirl”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 然 (sort of thing). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2365.
- Keyword
- twirl
- RTK frame
- 2365
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ネン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- よ.る, よ.れる, より, ひね.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- twist, закручивать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 撚 twirl in fingers
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 撚 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “sort of thing”. 撚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 撚 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.