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撫 = 扌 + 無
撫 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “petting”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 無 (nothingness). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2368.
- Keyword
- petting
- RTK frame
- 2368
- Strokes
- 15
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ブ, フ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- な.でる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- stroke, ласкать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 撫 pat
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 撫 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “finger” + “nothingness”. 撫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 撫 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.