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撒 = 扌 + 散

撒 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “sprinkle”. It is built from 扌 (finger) and 散 (scatter). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2369.

Keyword
sprinkle
RTK frame
2369
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サン, サツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ま.く
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
scatter, посыпать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
撒 release

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 扌 finger
  2. 散 scatter

How to find 撒 without knowing its reading

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

Open 撒 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.