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擾 = 憂 + 扌

擾 is a Japanese kanji written with 18 strokes, listed here under the keyword “commotion”. It is built from 憂 (melancholy) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2367.

Keyword
commotion
RTK frame
2367
Strokes
18
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
みだ.れる, みだ.す, わずら.わしい
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
disturb, волнение
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
擾 disturb

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 憂 melancholy
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 擾 without knowing its reading

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

Open 擾 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.